Welcome back to Faithful Friday!
Be Honest, Did you groan when you read the title? Or did you chuckle to yourself??
Attitude or 'tude is something I have dealt with...pretty much all of my life. I know I am not alone in this. I don't know what it is about me but I can have the worst attitude sometimes!
Those of you that know me personally know that I have a routine and I stick to it. I keep everything in a calendar: cleaning, dinners, appointments, etc. I am a very "stick to the program" kind of person. I haven't ever been "go with the flow". If plans change, I get an attitude. Even if it's not a big deal! If someone is late, I get an attitude. So make a note to yourself: if you are ever going to meet me you better be early because I'll get annoyed if you're late. It's something that I really struggle with.
Over the past oh, I'd say month I have been faced with some very difficult situations. I don't want to go into each and every one but I will say that it seemed like every time I turned around something came up: I had to spend money that I didn't plan on spending- gulp! I had to make decisions that were difficult to make- gulp! I had to deal with my emotions and even cried- Double gulp! Needless to say, I was a mess all around. I felt like as soon as I got over one hump, here came another. It was very overwhelming and I am happy to say that things have finally calmed down. Thank God!
Ok, So now...what does this have to do with attitude???
Um, everything! There were times when I had the worst attitude, I was snippy and rude to people I love. I cried way more than I usually do, and I was just wiped out. I felt myself becoming hard and everything got on my nerves. All I wanted to do was be a little brat about it and feel sorry for myself. Then I had a break through. One of my very close friends, who I talk to A LOT about my 'tude and I went to lunch and talked. She and I are a lot alike in certain aspects, such as our 'tudes. Because of our personalities, it is easy for us to get an attitude just about everything. Anyway, during our talk we agreed that attitude is everything. God doesn't want us to have a bad attitude. and He certainly doesn't want us having one when we are being tested by Him. This is the way I look at it, I ask to be changed. He puts me in situations that will give me the opportunity to grow and change. Then I act like a brat instead of trying to change! UGH! Major fail! So how do I change my attitude? The answer is simple, act as if God is right there with you. After all, He IS always with us! Before you go being a meany to someone think to yourself "Would I act like this if Jesus walked in the room?" "Would I act like this if my Pastor walked in?" I bet you'd find a way to be a lot more pleasant, wouldn't you?
The bottom line is we are covered by grace and we need to remind ourselves of this. Changes take time. The only way to grow is by changing. So take baby steps. Make goals for yourself. For instance: No more eye rolling, no more groaning, NO MORE ATTITUDE!!!
Pray for me friends! I have been really struggling with this and I know I will change over time, even if that means I have to bite my tongue off to not be nasty.
I hope you enjoyed this post and please tell me I'm not the only one who has this problem. haha
Have a wonderful and GOOD attitude this weekend.
Until next time...
Xoxo,
Adela
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