| Make the First Move |
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| THE SCRIPTURE |
| “Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” |
| (Colossians 3:12, NLT) |
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| THE WORD |
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Too often, when something doesn’t go the way we
expect, we make the mistake of telling ourselves, “It’s not fair. It’s
not right. When that changes, when it improves, then I’ll have a better
attitude.” No, you’ve got to make the first move. You do your part and
God will do His part. Quit worrying about God changing another person,
and allow God to change you first.
Is there something you’re letting overwhelm you? Maybe
you think it’s too much. Why don’t you get up every morning and make
this simple declaration, “God, I want to thank You that I can handle
anything that comes my way today. I can handle a difficult boss. I can
handle getting stuck in traffic. I can handle my plans not working out.
Lord, thank You that I’ll have a good attitude wherever I am.”
Decide ahead of time that you are going to stay in an
attitude of faith and expectancy. Choose to clothe yourself with mercy,
kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Choose God’s ways and let
Him order your steps all the days of your life.
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