Turn That Frown Upside Down.

I wanna take a break from some of the pre-written steps of success to write one of my own! Look at me, being all creative...I'll go back to the list next time!

1. You won't get anywhere without the right attitude.

Attitude is everything! If you don't have the right attitude about something, you won't get very far. Think about it. If you were asked to clean your room, and you did it with a grumpy disposition, were you very productive? Probably not. But if you did it with some good music going, happily dancing around...could you see the floor after a few minutes? I know I sure could!

Our mission came up with something called the Loser List. It's a list of attitudes or attributes that we don't want to have. It goes as follows...

The Loser List

Self-justification

Denial

Excuses

Blame

Apathy

Self-pity

Victim

Hiding

Running away

Lying

Covering up

Procrastination

Indecision

Rebellion

Anger

Judging

Gossiping

Complacency

Demanding

Giving up

Withholding forgiveness

Pride

Jesus taught that we should become like him. Are any of those things you can imagine Christ doing? I have a hard time seeing him giving up, or lying. He is the best example of the opposites of all these things. So what are some of those opposites? Lucky for you, I've already made a list!

The Winner List!

Self-justification/Responsible

Denial/Acceptance

Excuses/Accountability

Blame/Accountability

Apathy/Faith in Christ

Self-pity/Service

Victim/Prevail to the end

Hiding/Accountability

Running away/Faith in Christ

Lying/ Integrity

Covering up/Obedience

Procrastination/Diligence

Indecision/Knowledge, Faith in Christ

Rebellion/Humility

Anger/Patience

Judging/Contentment

Gossiping/Virtue

Complacency/Diligence

Demanding/Patience, Humility

Giving up/Hope

Withholding forgiveness/Charity

Pride/Patience, Charity

Doesn't reading all those good things make you feel so much better? Developing the attributes of Christ builds a better character, and that in turn builds a better attitude. If we turn to Christ and change our natures, we will find the best kind of success- the success of becoming who God knows we can be!