“An attitude is the way we show how we think or feel about something.”
“A beatitude is a pronouncement of some blessing or lasting happiness that will come to us when we allow God to shape our thinking and feeling.”
Beginning with the words, blessed or happy, Jesus teaches us the beatitudes of what I experience every day of my life that I give God the reins of control. That is my self-control that is based on/ in –My trust and faithful dedication to honoring God in all that I do, say or think!
Thinking is the beginning, so let us start there!
How do you think; what do you believe; and what are your values based upon?
God is so generous to give us HIS Word to stand upon!
YET, we do have to believe the Bible is God’s Word to read it. And, we have to believe God is God to begin to allow God to mold our thinking and feeling, which both can emotionally and directly affect our attitudes!
Changed attitudes are good for everyone around, including our own self! I believe about everyone can agree with that. Certainly, everyone of us can relate to ill-attitudes…in one way or another; and hopefully after a changed heart in Christ with a smile on our face Today!
When God is pleased with our attitudes that ought to be, there is a special kind of happiness / peace & free flowing joy that we receive in Christ! This peace and joy is our assurance that we can know we are blessed, because we can know that we are favored by God by the peace and joy that are found in HIM.
I am no different than you, I need Jesus every day to overcome my nature to flow in the grace of God. I can’t do it alone; neither can you, but we can walk in the grace of God! Everything begins when we believe Jesus died for our forgiveness on a personal level. Oh, how He loved us! Say your name right here. “I believe Jesus died for me.” “Oh, how God loves me!”
Do you know the 7 Most Important Things? The first is to know that God loves you! Then, to know Jesus never sinned, but we have. Yet, #4 Jesus died for you and me. #5 Now, Jesus lives. #6 I choose to put my faith in Christ. And #7 We can live for Him! Thanks to CEF Ministries for this TOP 7 List (emphasis mine)!
Life with God is “not just laughter and pleasure when everything is going right.”
Life with God is also “peace and hope that bring joy even when times get hard.”
And, (spoken with the softest heart I know) …
our attitude will reflect our heart … possibly a very “hurt and feeling abandoned” heart … but I beg you to consider what you can’t understand and not shut God out…
Although, I just saw the movie trailer today, God’s not dead, I believe this movie trailer expresses pain; and offers an opportunity to meet the true and living God again, or possibly for the first time, through believing in HIS Son Jesus Christ.
There is a supernatural joy in Jesus Christ that God has forgiven you of your sins for you; as yes, HE has also forgiven me of my sins for me; and has offered to all who will believe in His Son eternal life! This knowledge will transform a mere human life & attitudes … by the power of the Holy Spirit! The Holy Spirit will come to you when you first believe / confess / believe to obey the Word of God!
Humm… I suppose some may challenge my in depth meaning of believe, but if you believe Christ died and lives for you, then you will know HIS life that lives in you to obey the very Word you know to believe! You know, I am listening to Come to Jesus on K-Love right now and I really believe that His very presence is near and calls us to believe…if we just will toss everything aside and just believe to live -We can trust God to cover it all. All we have to do is fall on Jesus and live :)
Now that we have placed our faith in Jesus, our attitudes can begin to be shaped, molded and pruned by God –who lives in us by the power of the Holy Spirit!
How many beatitudes are there? Looking at my Bible, I am counting 8.
Go to Matthew Chapter five and study with God in verses 3-12! Today I am quoting some Today from an awesome Children’s Ministry Resource Bible (NKJV) & that is why I am sharing this Today with you, because the teaching from this Bible is so elementary and understood! God’s Word is meant to be applied to our life –but first we need to know God’s perspective over our life.
Will you take the challenge and give God the reins of your life? It is not a burden to come to Jesus, Rather an opportunity! I highly recommend living according to God’s Holy Word! Will you pick up your Bible to learn?
Perhaps this is a good stopping place until next time?
Sneak Peak:
Next Time: I hope to share some insight in the 3rd Beatitude from a good life blessed in Christ!
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
But what does this mean? And, what is God’s definition of meek? “Being meek is far different from being weak.”!!!
I have taught this to my son for most of his 9 years of life; and in The Train Whistle, I compared the “Spinach Can” as strength to Pop Eye as God’s Word is to us … but we have to open and consume the contents!
I hope this inspires you to open your Bible Today too…& I hope you will join me again as I continue to learn and grow in Christ; as I hope you are growing with me as well.
I invite you to share your revelational thoughts as well… and yes, I believe you are one of God’s precious gifts to the Church … when you find your ministry in Christ Jesus living inside of your heart and soul in the power of the Holy Spirit!
I hope this is a blessing to you! It sure has been a special privilege to me to share in my learning with you Today –I have been truly blessed.
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
