In this life, we will all have some moments of adversity that will test the strongest among us. Diversity is defined as a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune. Someone once said, “He learns to welcome misfortune, learns that adversity is the prosperity of the great.” We will all have to face challenges, but how we face them, how we act, and respond to these moments will make the biggest difference in our lives. You may be between success and failure, moving forward, or getting stuck in your past. The greatest thing about dealing with adversity is that you get to choose how you will respond. Do you allow it to hinder your life, destroy your beliefs, your family, or destroy your future? Or do you face it, look it in the eye and say, “I will overcome you, I will not allow you to hurt me to the point that I quit in life, quit believing for the best, quit believing things can and will improve.” You must believe that this difficulty shall pass. For most of us, adversity is not permanent; it is only temporary, unless you allow it to become a permanent fixture in your life. It’s up to you; adversity can make us stronger or we can allow it to become something that remains hurtful to us. We are overcomers; we have been given that ability, but of course only you can make the decision to overcome in your life. Let’s choose to work through adversity.

In order to grow and develop we must remain teachable. For you to be teachable, you need to be able and willing to learn by being taught. Someone once told me, “Read the newspaper, read a book, as long as you are learning something new every day.” No matter how good we are at something, we can always become better at it. Learning is something that is never finished. What we thought was impossible yesterday, has become possible today. The person that thinks they know it all is the person who has quit growing. Even God can’t teach the unteachable. Being teachable, I believe, is the key to being successful and productive.

We must be willing to recognize that there is always something new to learn, and a new way of doing things. It’s what will keep us moving forward at times, striving for excellence, growing, developing ourselves, our businesses, and our relationships. It’s your responsibility to grow, no one else’s. You have to learn and grow on purpose. Good healthy growth doesn’t, for the most part, come by accident. We have to purpose to grow and learn. If you are willing to learn, you will begin to see, in a greater way, the endless possibilities around you.

Just A Thought,

PSS

Legacychurch.com

Double mindedness is what causes people, at times, to not make a decision. The decision could be concerning any number of things in our lives. It is also why people don’t stay committed to a decision, once one has been made. To be double minded means that you are wavering in mind, undecided, and vacillating; a double minded man is unstable in all his ways. We need to be single minded and people of commitment, not wishy-washy people who say one thing one day and something else the next. We also do not want to be the type of person who believes one thing one day and believes something else the next.

People who are double minded tend to be frustrated as well. Why? It is because they can’t or won’t make up their mind on something. Make a decision and stick to it. If for some reason you find out that you have made a mistake, then change it. Let’s be people of our word and keep the commitments that we make. It is not good to be unstable. We can’t control most things in our lives, but we can control our attitude and our decisions.

Let’s be known as someone who keeps their word and that others can count on.

Just A Thought,

PSS

Legacychurch.com

Belongingness is the human, emotional need to be an accepted member of a group. As human beings, we have an inherent drive to belong and to be an important part of something greater than ourselves. Belongingness is far more than just being acquainted or familiar with something. We need to be a part of something in order to give and receive affection from others. The “Lone Ranger” mentality only results in loneliness, mental stress, anxiety and depression.

The sense of belonging is one of the greatest needs that we have. The church can meet this need in all of us, but not everyone is willing to allow himself to take advantage of it. Being a part of something bigger than ourselves is important to our overall health. God knew that we needed to be contributing members of a local church that is helping people get to know God better. If we serve others, we really connect to the church in a way that we take ownership of our belonging. As you serve, you will receive friendship. Most importantly, the Word of God will come alive to you and the sense of belonging will be fulfilled in you. Submit yourself to the Lord Jesus and become one that serves and is a part of something significant. Serving will fill a need which we all have. As a result of our belonging, we will be healthier: spiritually, physically, emotionally and mentally.

Our attitude throughout life is everything. We need to recognize how important it really is in terms of how we see things, circumstances, our futures, hopes and dreams. Attitude is defined as a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something. Attitude is also typically reflected in a person’s behavior. It can be defined as a state of mind. It is intertwined with how one thinks and sees things in his life. You can have a positive attitude, a negative attitude, or an indifferent attitude. Those are your only choices. You can choose to see the bad in a situation, if you want to. You can choose to say and believe things like “Nothing ever works out for me. It doesn’t matter what I do; I will never get a break.” However, you can also choose to see the opportunities and the good that is before you. Either way you get to choose your attitude.

I have met some very sick people, who are dying, and they continue to believe for the best and see the good in their lives. On the other hand, I have seen very healthy people, who have the mindset that the sky is falling. Their attitudes are so negative and downtrodden. These individuals only see the negative and never the good.

The choice is yours. You get to choose what attitude you will possess. People that choose to have a good attitude seem to be much happier in life. Often, people like to be around people with good, positive attitudes. If you get to decide your own attitude, why not develop a positive one? If you look at two individuals with the same abilities and qualifications, and one is very successful and the other is not, often times the difference comes down to their attitude.

Just A Thought,

PSS

Legacychurch.com