make or break any situation

Snow can really teach you a lot of things, in many different ways. Now, adding ice to the snow just up's the lesson(s) a bit more. I'll give you two scenarios:

#1 a person see's the snow and ice all over the cars, back porch, steps, and sidewalk. The first reaction; why hasn't anyone done this yet?! I'll have to do it myself because obviously no one else is going to do it. Everyone else is just having the pleasure of sitting around while i am going to be outside in the cold weather, shoveling a million inches of snow and ice. Awesome. And while this person shovels and chips away the ice - complaining and mumbling like no other.

#2 a person see's the snow and ice all over the cars, back porch, steps, and sidewalk. The first reaction; holy moly that is a lot of snow. I should clean it up so no one will slip and fall on the ice. Yeah, maybe i wish someone else would do it, but i'm just sitting here.. why not do it myself? And while this person shovels and chips away the ice - not complaining and mumbling.

Looking at these two situations - who did the best job?

If you haven't guessed it, scenario #2. Both did the same job, but with attitude choosing, #1, wasn't the best of ways to approach the situation. Our attitude can either make or break any situation. Instead of complaining about a situation, do something about it! It's not always the easiest to choose the right kind of attitude - but why waste your life always being mad and fighting against everyone and everything?

You might be doing something like these scenarios, but God looks at the heart of everything you do - your job, how you treat people, your devotional life, how you spend your time, how you use your money, your worship, etc. Are you just doing something to get credit or to get a pat on the back? Be careful when it comes to that.

Choose the right attitude, even when it's not the easiest route to take - in the end, it'll be worth it. I know i'm working on the same, and it's definitely not the easiest. However, i know that if i want to become more like Christ, i need to get rid of my attitude and chose to have a better one like Jesus did.

Just something to think about.