Dear teenager,
Hope you drew lessons from the part 1 of my write up on attitude…
Your attitude is a summary of who you are. That was summarily the conclusion of the part one of this article.
Today, I like us to discuss three avenues where your attitude must be right for you to fulfill your glorious destiny.
1. YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS GOD
This is the most important attitude that will define and refine all other attitude in you.
What’s your attitude towards the things of the kingdom? Stuffs like studying God’s word, praying consistently, not forsaking the gathering of brethren, witnessing Jesus to others, being submissive to will of God and constantly living an upright lifestyle. Matthew 6:33 admonishes us to seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and (every other) thing shall be added unto you.Haven’t you read Matthew 22:37-38?
‘Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.’
Until you have a right attitude towards God,you can’t have a right attitude towards life!
2. YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS PEOPLE
How you treat others defines who you are. Do you value others? respect them unconditionally? Love them as Jesus commanded? Defend them and place them above you?!
Haven’t you read Matthew 22:39 that says… And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
1 John 4:20 rightly puts it this way… ” If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”
You should consider Philippians 2:3-5
‘Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus’
By and large, your attitude towards people will tell if you truly love God. Selah!
3. YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS WORK
As a teenager your attitude towards work today will define what your tomorrow will look like.
Are you a hardworker?!
Are you the type that procrastinate?!
What’s your attitude towards time and delivering your assignment?!
Are you the type that never gets to do and finish up their house chores?!
Are you that type that never study their books but cheats at exams and test?!
Do you belong to the bandwagon of those who will stick to their phones and television without doing their assignment but to copy from others at the last minute to submission?!
Being lazy will only bring poverty upon you tomorrow.
Haven’t you read Proverbs 6:10 -11?! It says…
‘Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.’
He who doesn’t work should not eat is a broader picture that you will starved of resources if your attitude towards work is bad!
God is a worker, Jesus is worker, What are you doing lazying around?!
Wake up my dear! If you desire a great destiny- make sure you work on your attitude in this three areas.
Signed,
Your Chaplain
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[author] [author_image timthumb=’on’][/author_image] [author_info]ALFA RICHARD SAMUEL – Pastor, Chaplain, author, teens coach and youth worker with over a decade experience working with young people to teach them ordinances and laws, and show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.[/author_info] [/author]