Keeping Your Attitude In Check!

This past week I was attacked regarding an issue at the co-op where I teach. It escalated to a point in which I began to retaliate and I allowed anger to consume me. I was truly out of control within myself, and I could not focus on releasing the anger, as the devil used several people around me to feed it. From the beginning of the point in which I became angry, I opened the door for the devil to latch on to me. I acknowledged to those I had spoken with that I was spiritually weak and I was not handling things properly. Unfortunately, because some of the people I was interacting with are not spirit minded, they did not understand how important it was for me to strengthen my spirit before I was able to deal with the issue in the proper fashion. Those are the people that the devil can use best. It's not that THEY themselves are trying to hurt me. In fact, quite the opposite, some of them love me very much & were only trying to help the situation. Unfortunately, because they are not walking in the spirit, they do not recognize the snare of the enemy. Fortunately, however, I do have one very close spirit minded friend, who knows my heart and encouraged me in the Lord. After talking with her, I spent time in quiet meditation & prayer, and IMMEDIATELY my attitude changed from one of anger & malice to one of humility & love. I was then able to go back & deal with the issue in a calm and rational manner. In fact, I feel that the end result was far greater than I could have expected, and the best part of all is that God received the glory.
Even in a sin filled world we can be lights for Him. By admitting our dependence upon Him, we assure ourselves victory in all we do. When we admit to those around us that we are wretched without Him and allow them to see our faults as human beings, we take the focus off of ourselves & put it on Him, where it rightfully belongs! When we practice humility, our attitude becomes the kind in which God can use to reach those around us.
God truly is good my friends. We can trust Him with even our ugliest sins because He loves & cares for us. Philippians 2:5 teaches, "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus." In order to develop an attitude like Christ, we must begin by becoming humble and submit to the Father, just as He did.
There's a good article about checking you attitude. You can find it here: Check Your Attitude!

If you're struggling with issues of pride & anger, or any other attitude that has kept you from experiencing true freedom, spend time in meditation & prayer & give it over completely to the Father. You will feel a wonderful sense of peace & a great lifting of burdens!

God bless you as you keep your attitude in check!