Attitude

One of the girls from work brought this quote in and my boss actually had it laminated, and he posted it on our bulletin board, pretty neat.

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, 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 everday 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% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes." Charles R. Swindoll quote.

This quote is so true, how many of us are affected everyday by our attitudes and how we react to the situations that God gives us. How many of us look back at the end of the day and wish that we had just reacted differently, but we get so caught up in the now, that we forget what we are saying, we forget what we are doing, until it's too late. But it is never too late to change tomorrow!

Matthew 5: 21-22
21 “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.
22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.

When I read this passage a couple of weeks ago it really convicted me, how many times have I been angry (even if it is short lived)? How many times have I called someone an idiot (even if it is under my breath)?