Attitude!

                      A little food for weekend thought:
     I was just reminded of this wonderful quote from Chuck Swindoll.  It's an old one, but, boy, such a good one:

"Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.

And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes."

One of the great old golfers (Bobby Jones maybe?) put it this way, as least as it applies to the game of golf: "Golf is 90% mental... and 10% mental."  Yep, pretty much sums up a lot of life, doesn't it?!  

So, Lord, keep our minds focused upon You and upon Your goodness and grace in our lives.  Not preoccupied with what we lack, or where we're failing, or on the shortcomings of others.  Nope, keep our hearts and minds fastened upon You and Your Truth. The real Truth. The Good Truth.  "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." (Phil.4:8)