What attitude is

Isaiah 1:19

“If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land.” NIV

Someone once said life is a series of decisions, and everyday we are making them from the mundane to the serious. It’s the decision you made today that determines where you will be tomorrow, what you will have tomorrow and the kind of life you’ll live tomorrow. So to receive God’s best, it must begin with you, your decision. You must decide you want to have God’s best in life and you are not settling for less. In deciding to have God’s best you do the following:

1.     Believe that God wants YOU to have His best.

2.     Make a commitment to give your best in everything you do.

3.     Stay focused on pursuing God’s best for your life.

4.     Be willing to walk uprightly or strive for excellence. Be willing to go beyond all your previous efforts.

5.     Be obedient to the leading of God the Holy Spirit in your life.

The second thing that is important in you having the best of God is your attitude. If you want to receive God’s best then you must make sure your attitude is right. As the famous saying goes, “Your attitude determines your altitude. 

Attitude is defined thus: “a position assumed for a specific purpose” and  “a mental position with regard to a fact or state.” According to John Maxwell,  your attitude determines your approach to life and your relationships with people. The Scripture has this to say about attitude:

“A Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus” Philippians 2:5 NASU

“…to be made new in the attitude of your minds…” Ephesians 4:23 NIV

“A relaxed attitude lengthens a man's life; jealousy rots it away.” Proverbs 14:30 TLB

“May God who gives patience, steadiness, and encouragement help you to live in complete harmony with each other-each with the attitude of Christ toward the other.” Romans 15:5 TLB