Change Your Attitude

Change Your Attitude

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What is an Attitude?“An Attitude is a Pattern of thinking formed over a long period of time”

We bring/use an Attitude in most situations.

Romans 12:2Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. …

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Many Attitudes to ChangeCritical Attitude for a

Loving AttitudeRebellious Attitude for a

Submissive AttitudeProud Attitude for a

Humble AttitudeUnsatisfied Attitude for an

Attitude of Contentment

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Two Important Attitudes

Complaining Attitude for an

Attitude of Thanksgiving

Doubting Attitude for anAttitude of Faith

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Examples NOT to follow1 Corinthians 10:1-13

◦“happened as a warning to us”◦“God was not pleased with most of

them”◦“Nor should we put Christ to the

test”◦“and don’t grumble”◦“These things happens as examples”◦“temptations in your life are no

different”

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Why did Israel Fail?1. Unthankful to God for Blessings

◦ Welcomed the blessing◦ But the Giver went thankless.

2. Hyper-Focus on the Obstacles◦Forces out any memory of past victories.

3. Listening to Bad Advice and Bad Company (Rabble)

◦ Numbers 11:1-4

Result = Attitude of ComplainingResult = Attitude of Fear and Doubt

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Why did Israel Fail?“Destructive Rumination”Ruminate - to replay a

situation in your mind repeatedly and slowly

Destructive Rumination - Modify scenarios pessimistically and replay them repeatedly and slowly

Destructive Rumination transforms thoughts into

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The Faithful Attitude

FaithfulDecision

Trust Expectancy Peace

Knowing God’s Promises

Ruminate on past

Deliverance

Practice Thanksgiving

Focus on Christ

Preemptive Strike Tools

Caleb

Good Company

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Replacing a Complaining Attitude…

“Complaining is an attitude choice that if left unchallenged will wither your capacity to experience joy and genuine thankfulness.”

Yuk!

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Thanksgiving Commanded!Ephesians 5:4 Let there be no obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.

Hebrews 13:15 Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

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A Thankful Attitude is…A Thankful Attitude perfectly displaces our sinful tendency to complain and releases Joy and Grace into our lives1

How well will you do on the “Sunday Test?”

1. Lord Change my Attitude, James MacDonald

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The Sunday TestIt’s all about Me It’s all about God

I can’t wait to thank God in Song

Focus away from what we could receive and give (thankful)

towards what we want (complain.)

I wonder who the Praise Singers are today?

I will join in praise even if the singing is not excellent. (Adopt God’s View)

I hope the Sermon will be interesting today.

I’m thank God for the time put into the Sermon and I am determined to take something good away.

It’s 10:00… I closing my bible and disengaging my brain.

Wow! It’s 10:05? That went fast!

Man is this study going slow! I will take away some things from this study to change my thinking.

I doubt God even cares about me.I know he will bless me today.

Is Worship going to be any good today?

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Pivot Point in Choosing Attitude

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Thought

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Stop &

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Choosing Thankfulness

A ConsciousThankful Decision

Faith Joy Peace

Positive Biblical

PromisesRuminate on past Blessings


Focus on Christ

Good Company

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Positive Biblical

PromisesRuminate on

past Blessings


Focus on Christ

OptimisticAttitude

Good Company

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1. Incorporating God’s Promises◦Taking the Intimidating out of

Meditating◦John 14:27

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.

◦Gift of Peace◦It’s a really GOOD gift◦Choose in faith

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2. Ruminate on Past Blessings

Our older Servants consistently tell us…◦John Maurelli Thanksgiving

◦Laurie Iannaccone Ruminate on Past Blessings Write them down Ask God to Remind of forgotten Blessings

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Paul’s Attitude by Example

Philippians 1:14-18 And because of my imprisonment… It’s true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. These do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending to make my chains more painful to me.

But that doesn’t matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice.

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Paul’s Attitude by Example

Others Preach Christ to Afflict

Thought

Attitude Engaged

Rejoicing

Pivot Point

• Stops to Think• What Good can I find in this?• What are the Facts?• Christ is Preached• It’s my goal

Chooses to be Thankful

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Let’s Give Thanks“The Attitude of Thanksgiving is

the garden out of which the Fruit of the Spirit will grow.”

Workshop◦Practicing Thanksgiving◦Practicing with the Preemptive Strike

Tools◦Retraining the way you think

Using Preemptive Strike Tools Interrupting the Reaction (Pivot Point) Recovering from Failures

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Change Your Attitude