An Attitude That Makes Something Different In You!

By: Henry vl Hmangaih

Attitude is very important in human life and relationship. It controls our action. According to the way how we view things, we act out and live out to others. In life, there are so many things that happen to us beyond our control.

If we do not guard our hearts, things that we encounter and hear can hurt our lives easily. In fact, the things that happen to our lives can rob our joy!. But, have you ever thought about this, what would be more matter about what is happening to us or what happen inside of us? Often times, things that we encounter in life are beyond what we control. There are some people who love us even if we do not do special things for them. Who are those people? Some are our family, relatives, pastors and friends. At the same time, there are people who criticize, hate us and try to hinder our ways. Of course, sometimes we receive appreciation from others because of what we have accomplished and done for them. 



In reverse, we also receive abhorrence for what we have done wrong to others. But, there are times even if you do well and seek for others' well-being; you would nonetheless receive criticism and blame from others. Right or wrong? Especially if you get peoples' attention and appreciation, there will be others who would try to hinder you ways. 

 If you are leaders in your church, community and organization, remember Satan always has some people who will try to attack you. If you are successful and prosper in your carrier and business, more attackers will oppose you. Sometimes, your good friends are the people who try to destroy your business or work. On the contrary, if you are so poor or useless, you would be also rejected and ignored based on your background. In life, we would encounter various kinds of unexpected matters and most of them would be beyond your control.  When you encounter such kind of life problems, how would you do? How do you do? Will they rob your joy away from you and sit down with desperation? Would you set your face down and spend hour, days and months with great distress? Or you would revenge and fight back with all your power?  How would you respond those issues?

Response is your responsibility and how you respond is more important than what happen to you because some problems are out of your control and you can’t hinder happening to you. But, your response is very critical and that will make something different in you. Do you respond problems in life with love? Does your response in problems honor your God? No matter what wrong things – big or small happen to you that is not the most count, the most count is your response and if your response is correct and if it’s with love. Nothing would be able to hurt you because your response controls your action and life. And that kind of your pure attitude will make something different in you and others as well ! What kind of attitude that you have today? Is it an attitude that can be shaken by what happens to you or an attitude that never be shaken by outside incidents? If you keep your attitude pure toward God, self and others, nothing will destroy and rob your happiness in the Lord and life.