“Let this mind (or, attiude) be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” (Phil 2:5).
Ninety-nine percent of our problems are due to our wrong attitude. Our problems are not the reason for our inside trouble; our wrong attitude towards the problem could be the reason.
For example, if a grain of sand gets into your eye, immediately the eye becomes red, and there is irritation, pain, etc. But if the same grain of sand gets into the shell of an oyster, the oyster covers the whole grain of sand with secretions to prevent irritation, and eventually turns the grain of sand into a beautiful pearl! The bigger the grain of sand the bigger the pearl.
All our problems are like the grain of sand. If you react like the eye (with a wrong attitude), it leads to lots of problems. But if you react like the oyster (with the right attitude), there is great blessing.
Dear friend, today you may be facing various problems. Do you have the right attitude? Do you praise God for all your problems, realizing that the heavenly Father permitted them to polish your character? If so, you will come out with flying colours in your trails.
For example, if a grain of sand gets into your eye, immediately the eye becomes red, and there is irritation, pain, etc. But if the same grain of sand gets into the shell of an oyster, the oyster covers the whole grain of sand with secretions to prevent irritation, and eventually turns the grain of sand into a beautiful pearl! The bigger the grain of sand the bigger the pearl.
All our problems are like the grain of sand. If you react like the eye (with a wrong attitude), it leads to lots of problems. But if you react like the oyster (with the right attitude), there is great blessing.
Dear friend, today you may be facing various problems. Do you have the right attitude? Do you praise God for all your problems, realizing that the heavenly Father permitted them to polish your character? If so, you will come out with flying colours in your trails.
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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