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This evening, we are going to talk about Attitude once again… and I want to start off with the verse we looked at briefly last week.
It is found in Ephesians 4:22-24
What this verse says to us is simple.
Believers are taught and encouraged to “put off” or separate themselves from their old self.
What does this mean?
It means that when we come into relationship with Jesus… there ought to be a change.
We are no longer the same person we used to be!
We no longer live like we used to live.
When we give our lives to Jesus, we commit ourselves to following His ways and truth.
This means, we look less like the world… and become more like Jesus.
This is true regarding our outward behavior.
It is also true regarding our attitude!
We need to have a Christ-like attitude!
Our goal or main idea in this series is simple: Our attitudes should be made new as we strive to be holy as Christ is holy.
Has anyone ever found themselves in need… of a new or renewed attitude?
This evening, we are going to talk about our attitude… toward God.
This might seem odd but hear me out.
How we view God and our attitude toward Him makes a huge difference in our walk with Him.
And… this is a hot topic conversation starter in our world today.
Many people have what I will call destructive attitudes toward God.
What kind of things might cause a person to have a destructive attitude toward God?
Angry at God because something didn’t go the way they wanted.
Indifferent regarding God because they don’t believe in Him.
Sad because God didn’t heal someone or help someone like they had hoped for.
Sometimes God does things exactly the way we hoped for.
Other times, God does things in ways we do not fully understand.
Regardless… GOD IS STILL GOOD AND WORTHY OF OUR PRAISE.
AND… many times… when things don’t seem to be going right… many times it is because of our doing… not God’s.
Yes… there are moments when things happen that are completely out of our control.
But a person cannot blame God for hurtful results of bad choices.
The cool thing is - GOD IS THERE TO HELP US IN OUR GOOD AND BAD CHOICES.
Having and maintaining the right attitude toward God is extremely important in our walk with Him.
It is also important in our talk about Him.
How we feel about God and how we talk about God… can and will impact how others feel and talk about Him.
No matter what kind of situations we might find ourselves in, God is worthy of our highest praise and affection… and we will talk about why in a moment.
There are four key attitudes I want to look at quickly and four destructive attitudes we need to watch out for.
Four Key Attitudes
Love
This is the first and most important attitude we need to display.
Believers need to express a loving attitude toward God.
When it comes to our walk with God, love is everything.
Love was why God sent is Son to die for us.
Love is what held Jesus to the cross.
Love is why God is not distant… it is why He helps us, heals us, and forgives us of our sins.
God’s love for us goes beyond the understanding of this world.
His love for us remains… even when we choose not to love Him back.
The Bible tells us that even in our sin and rebellion, God loves us.
The Bible also tells us that nothing can separate us from God’s love.
God’s love for us in unquestionable!
What is questionable… is our love for Him.
We must make a choice to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind.
(Matthew 22:37-38)
This is the greatest command in all of Scripture according to Jesus.
It means we must love God with all that we are.
Having an attitude of love toward God opens the door for us to receive what God has for us.
Without it, we will miss out on His blessings in our lives.
Trust
Again, this is a BIG one.
Why?
Because if you don’t trust someone, you will have a hard time following them.
Proverbs 3:5-6 gives some amazing insight as to what trusting in God looks like and what it leads to.
how does this text say we are to trust Him?
With all our heart
in submission to His ways
What are we NOT to do?
Lean on our own understanding
What will result when we trust in Him?
Straight paths.
In other words - God will guide us and lead us.
He doesn’t promise no obstacles, but He does promise a clear and direct path.
Trusting God means trusting His Word and His ways.
It means we go with what He says instead of what the world says.
Obedience
Speaking of going with what God says, the next attitude is obedience.
This means we obey His words and commands.
And this attitude stem off another attitude we already talked about - love.
When the attitude of obedience and the attitude of love are both present… we will naturally follow the instructions and commands of God.
This won’t be obligation, it will be honor - we obey to honor the Lord.
We all know what it means to follow the “rules.”
And… how many would be honest in saying that maybe you don’t always follow the rules that are given to you?
When it comes to obeying God’s instruction, believers should do this in honor of who God is and what He has done for us.
Our love for Him compels us to do as He leads us to do.
AND… contrary to what the world might tell you..s God’s ways are GOOD!
He has good things in store for those who listen and obey His Words.
Look at Jesus’s words at the end of His Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 7:24-27
When we live out His words, they become an unshakable and unbreakable foundation to our lives.
Humility
Do we know what it means to be humble?
it means we realize that God is greater than I! It means that we don’t place ourselves above God… it means we recognize His power, His strength, and His authority.
Humble is the opposite of arrogance.
Arrogance tells us we are the biggest, baddest, force to be reckoned with.
Humility tells us… we are nothing without God.
Consider this: what or where would we be without the Lord today?
If God had not done for us what He did… all of us would be perishing… all of us would be facing certain spiritual death because of sin.
But God didn’t leave us in our sin problem… He made a way through Jesus.
Paul was so overcome by God’s love and grace that he talked about it this way in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
Paul knew God’s grace was carrying him through!
Therefore, through his humble attitude, Paul gave God all the glory and boasted not of his own strength but in the strength he received from God!
Humbleness positions us to receive from the Lord!
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