Your Attitude Matters

I’m a firm believer that your attitude is a difference maker in life. It determines your actions and the words that come out of your mouth. The Bible has a lot to say about your attitude because it is so powerful. The psalmist said, “This is the day that the Lord has made. I WILL rejoice and be glad in it.” He made a determination to rejoice no matter what his day brought. We can’t allow negative thoughts to rule our hearts and minds. They will affect our words and our actions, both of which should be a reflection of Jesus in our lives. We must take dominion over our mind and our attitude because so much of what God offers is tied to them.

Here are some Bible verses on attitudes we need to have:

1. Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.

James 1:19-20 NLT

2. Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.

Philippians 2:14-15 ESV

3. So above all, constantly seek God’s kingdom and his righteousness, then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly. Refuse to worry about tomorrow, but deal with each challenge that comes your way, one day at a time. Tomorrow will take care of itself.

Matthew 6:33-34 TPT

4. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.

Philippians 2:4-5 NLT

5. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor [perpetual animosity, resentment, strife, fault-finding] and slander be put away from you, along with every kind of malice [all spitefulness, verbal abuse, malevolence].

Ephesians 4:31 AMP

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