Todays Selah... Prisoner of our Attitude Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 Roger Crawford is a successful author who speaks to Fortune 500 companies, travels worldwide as a consultant and is a professional tennis player. Not impressed? Would you be if you knew he has no hands and only one foot? When he was born, doctors said Roger would never be able to walk or take care of himself, but his parents disagreed. They sent him to normal schools, involved him in sports, and taught him to think positively. They never allowed me to feel sorry for myself, or take advantage of my handicap, he says. One day, he got a call from a man whod read about him. When the two met they discovered they had identical handicaps. Roger got excited thinking perhaps hed found someone older who might act as his mentor. He was wrong! Instead, he says, I found someone bitter, who blamed all his disappointments on his body. He couldnt hold a job. He blamed that on discrimination, and not (as he admitted) on his constantly being late, absent, and failing to take responsibility. His attitude was, The world owes me. The problem was the world disagreed! He was actually angry with me because I didnt share his despair. We kept in touch until I finally realized that even if some miracle were suddenly to give him a perfect body, his life wouldnt change much, because - he was more the prisoner of his attitude than of his circumstances. You may not have a handicap like Roger, but we all sometimes become a prisoner to our attitudes. Make sure that today you are positive in who you are and where God has placed you!
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:35:23 +0000
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