So many of us today seek Heaven..yet have little understanding of how we get there?
Christ came as our Savior. He is the Way, because He gave us a Character Model to follow. The BIBLE was written as our own HANDBOOK, to guide us in the ATTITUDE in which we can come to God.
Attitude is everything, in seeking Christ. Its the reason why so much on here ,is posted to be up-lifting. Why nature is an artists inspiration. Its why poets paint pictures with their words.
Is not the Bible, the same kind of attitude adjuster of its time? Does it not help us to become "right" with God? So when some ask, is the BIBLE Divinely Inspired? I would ask them..where do you seek your inspiration from?
Men of God are not much different today then they were in Jesus' time. We have our Thomas' our Peters our Johns. All very different from one another, all their own expression of the ONE GOD.
These men were rather lucky, they had their Teacher right by their side. But their journey wasnt very different than our own. They too had to walk the path of Christ. We are luckier in a way..that so many of us can walk together in their stead.
We have been told, our purpose has already been written on our mind and hearts. We just have to learn what is in service of God and what serves the part of us that clings to the earth.
I find it can begin with our attitude. For an attitude can break a company, a church and most importanly our Godly connection. For it is when we forget the part of us that reflects God, we easily get back to the things of the earth. Our attitude can help us in every moment. With everything we do.
When at work, if we get tired, overburdened, or unhappy..thats the very time to remember the God WE SERVE..Thats when you connect to His extra energy..by being sincere in your gratefulness for having that job. Its when you believe you have been given too much to handle...thats when you remember GOD promised you He would never give you more than you can handle!
If the job isnt going well, thats usually when the first feeling we have, is that we want more money! We think that will be our ticket out of our FUNK. It never is...otherwise that Funk would never return...
So when our attitude slips into unhappiness..remember joy comes directly from our GOD..Seek His joy, in those moments..do something a little nutsy..stand on a chair, sing out loud...find a place within you , where that joy is waiting to be OVERLY EXPOSED!
Go to God with the happiness He gave you. Remember every day could truly be our last! And as you remember that, then live the day as if it really is...
Some say love is the answer..I believe its our attitude that expresses our LOVE. For Christs model was all about a loving attitude. A gratefulness for all His Father has placed before us..and what better gift can we give back..than to be thrilled with Gods gift of Life in US!!!!

So true. Sometimes it is human when something bad happens that we can become bitter and angry and go to God with a bitter/angry attitude. It doesn't diminish His love for us, but it does make it so much more difficult for us to sense His concern. As we try to focus on the positive and come to appreciate all that He has done, in spite of our unworthiness, and the fact that He can carry us, even through our hard times, then we can have an attitude that sparks that life of knowing God's blessings in their fuller sense. Love ya', Steve
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