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This evening, we are going to begin a journey that will encourage us to take a good long and deep look at… our ATTITUDE!
First off, I want to re-read the verse from Ephesians 4.
Secondly, I want you to highlight that verse either in your Bible or digital Bible.
Why?
Because I want all of us to know what it says and what it means.
This verse talks about an amazing transformation… one that happens as we come into relationship with Jesus Christ.
When a person comes to know the Lord, changes begin to happen.
One, we are instantly forgiven of any and all sin and our names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Two, our fellowship with God is restored meaning… the separation sin created is no longer there.
God’s presence literally moves into our hearts.
Three, our minds are reprogrammed and we instantly become like Jesus.
Our way of thinking is changed, our lifestyle changes, and our attitudes change.
Uh… well… at least I wish number 3 was true!
But yet… there is some truth to it.
Change is a part of our walk with Christ.
But that change requires effort.
That change requires a desire that comes alive as Jesus comes alive within us.
And one of those changes… is attitude.
What is attitude?
Attitude is a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior
Let’s break this down a bit.
Attitude is a SETTLED way of thinking.
In other words, your mind has been made up regarding a person, place, or thing.
You come to that conclusion based off the information you have regarding that person, place, or thing.
AND… that conclusion will be highly influenced by who or what is ultimately in control of your attitude.
Here’s a question I want you to consider:
Does your attitude reflect the ways of the world OR does it reflect the LOVE of Christ?
There’s a BIG difference between the two.
Secondly, your attitude shows up in two different places.
One, it shows up in your behavior.
Attitude, good or bad, is often reflected in the way a person behaves or acts.
Two, it shows up in the way you think.
Attitude may sometimes remain under the surface but it is impacting your thinking and view towards others.
Take this guy for example:
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I HATE THAT GUY… but I love Jesus.Anyone see any issue with this kind of attitude?
Now I realize this guy was saying these things out loud and a lot of times these kinds of statements stay hidden within our minds… but that makes NO DIFFERENCE.
When it comes to attitude, what you THINK is just as important as what you DO!
And I want you to consider this… maybe you are doing the right things but harboring a wrong attitude.
Maybe you think all is good so long as you act right even though you’re thinking is wrong.
Let’s see what Jesus has to say about such thinking.
Hold the phone!
Jesus just called these guys out!
Clean cup on the outside but filthy on the inside
My sister-in-law told us a story about how she went to a local fast food joint and got a soda.
Cup looked great from the outside… but when she finished her Dr.
Pepper, there was a used hair tie in the bottom of the cup!
Nasty, right?
That’s what Jesus calls a person who puts on a good show, but is full of junk on the inside!
Blind to the truth… that is what Jesus accuses them of.
Next, he speaks of a white-washed tomb that are pretty on the outside but full of death on the inside.
This illustration is a bit more revealing.
Why?
Because death is always found in a tomb… no matter how pretty the outside might be.
Jesus likens a person who is harboring a bad attitude to a tomb that is holding death.
This might seem harsh but consider this: an inward, unchecked bad attitude can absolutely bring death to relationships, emotions, to who you are as a person.
Our attitudes are on the inside, our behaviors are on the outside.
If we work only on behavior, we are only painting the tomb or polishing the outside of the cup… while inwardly… we are spiritually… DEAD.
So how important is it for believers in Christ to have a Christ-like attitude?
It is EXTREMELY important!
So here comes the question of the night: How does a believer in Christ gain a Christ-like attitude?
Again, this is NOT something that happens overnight, but it is something that we need to be working on.
Why?
Because we don’t want to behave one way and think another way.
THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS BE FAKE.
Ultimately that is how Jesus called out the Pharisees.
He called them hypocrites… phonies… fake believers - doing one thing but thinking in negative ways.
We change this reality when we shift our focus.
Instead of simply changing our outward behavior… we need to work on our inward attitude… first.
How we think on the inside will greatly impact what we do on the outside.
So I want to give you two areas of focus when it comes to changing your thinking… I pray your mind will be settled on having and displaying a Christ-like attitude.
These two points will help you get there.
Transformed… NOT Conformed
This point comes from one of my favorite passages in the Bible, Romans 12:1-2
Paul, the author of this letter to the Romans, gives very clear and pointed instruction in this passage.
Do not conform… but be transformed.
This point is somewhat of a defensive strategy.
First he says NOT to conform.
What does it mean to conform?
It means to comply.
To conform means to go with the flow.
To conform means to go the way everyone else is going.
Specifically, Paul says to not conform with the ways of the world.
Think about it… how often are we swayed or influenced by the world to think a certain way or to act a certain way?
Have you ever found yourself not liking someone because someone else told you something bad about them?
Have you ever found yourself thinking or acting in ways just to make your peers or your friends like you more?
Conforming is like cookie cutter living.
You try to fit and to squeeze into a certain shape because you think that is what the world wants you to do.
The problem with the ways of the world is… its ways are not of the Word.
The attitudes and behavior that the world will try to push on you are not Christ-like in many ways.
In fact, many of the attitudes the world would try to push on you are against Christ.
And… if we’re not careful, we find ourselves playing the same game the guy in the video was playing.
“I hate that guy… but I love Jesus.”
The answer to this problem is simple… instead of conforming, we need to allow the love of Christ to transform us from the inside out.
Romans 12:2 goes on to say we need to be transformed through the renewing of our minds.
That renewing comes from knowing God’s Word and knowing God’s presence.
We need to become less concerned with what and how the world thinks and become more concerned with what the Word of God says.
AS THIS TRANSFORMATION TAKES PLACE… we are able to better understand and discern the will of God for our lives.
This is something that is hard to do when trying to navigate through all the noise in this world.
Your mind… what you store in your brain… how you think… how you view the world… all of these things are extremely important to how you will live and who you will end up serving.
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