ATTITUDE

Something To Think About ATTITUDE:

Attitude.  Way of thinking.  Approach to life. If my life is an arrow, my attitude is the aim of the shot.   In the little book of Philippians the Apostle Paul speaks repeatedly about this matter.  There is a Greek word phroneo that is used ten times in the four chapters of this letter.  That is more than a third of its occurrences in the entire New Testament.  In Matthew 16 Jesus confronted Peter for having the wrong phroneo.  In Romans 8:5 and Colossians 3:2 the word is used almost like the concept of programing a computer, or, on a more basic level, setting a clock.  If you want to know what time it is next week, you need to set your clock correctly today.  Likewise, our phroneo will determine the way we think and thus the way we act. In the book of Philippians Paul, who was under house arrest at the time, challenges his readers to have the right attitude. He does so by example in 1:7 as he responds with gratitude to the kindness the Philippian believers had shown to him.  Indeed, in 4:10, he points out that the help the Greek church had provided him came from the right attitude they had You won’t find the word there, but Paul’s attitude toward his imprisonment and his opponents, shows a marvelousphroneo.  He was willing to put the progress of the Gospel ahead of his own comfort and welfare. He desires that God’s people be united in having the right attitude. He holds before us the supreme example—the attitude of Christ, that led to His incarnation and the salvation of all who trust Him. I know it sounds trite, but we need to check our attitude.  The Book of Philippians provides a good measuring stick for doing so. It’s STTA.