Am I Having the
Right Mindset?
In
your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:5 (NIV)
Some mornings, we just seem to wake up on
the wrong side of the bed, which quickly leads to starting out on the wrong
foot, and before we realize, our day is going in the wrong direction. Whose
the culprit? The wrong mindset! But we have the power to choose our thoughts,
to choose our attitude, and to decide the direction our day will go, because
the outcome of our day and our life, for that matter is determined by our approach.
All too often we can be guilty of allowing the day to determine our attitudes
and actions, when we should determine to make the choice ahead of time, choosing
to start our day on the right foot with the right mindset. That way, no matter
what happens during the day, we will be heading in the right direction, a
direction that honors God in every situation.
Jesus made the choice before He left
heaven that He would have the right mindset for His mission here on earth. He
made an agreement with the Father to lay down his heavenly glory and come to
earth as a man. He purposed in His mind to do the will of the Father and to serve
rather than be to be served. He decided that He would live a life of sacrifice,
that He would give His life for others, and that He would value humility over haughtiness
and selflessness over selfishness.
I am tempted to ask were some days
“easier” than others for Jesus? One would think that days spent with his family
working as a carpenter must have been easier than the day He woke up and was
tempted by Satan. But the difficulty of a day is not determined by what happens
on any given day. Rather, the attitude you possess during that day determines
the level of difficulty. Where does this attitude all begin? With the right mindset!
Jesus started every day with the right mindset, a mindset that understood the
best for every day was found in accomplishing whatever God’s will was for that
day.
The Bible tells us that we, too, should
have the right mindset, and the right mindset is always a mind that is set on
living for Christ. The right mindset is deciding at the start of every day to
do the will of God, to serve rather than to be served, to live a life of
sacrifice, to give of yourself for the benefit of others, to value humility
over haughtiness and selflessness over selfishness. Will some days be easier
than others? Of course, but you can decide whether your day will go in the
wrong direction or not.
Let us compare our thoughts, attitudes,
and beliefs with those of Jesus. Do they match? God has given us the ability to
think like Christ, which in turn means we can live like Christ. We have the
power to choose our thoughts, to choose our attitude, and to decide the
direction our day will go. So, let us take the time right now to cultivate the mind
of Christ so that Christ can work through us today.
:)
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