Attitude Is Everything

The biggest factor in having the prophetic word come to pass in your life is having the right attitude. There is a common saying that states "your attitude determines your altitude." Believe it or not, that saying is a good capsulation of the Christian walk. As you commit your life to following God, He in turns speaks words into your life to create your success and as you keep the proper attitude, the words spoken come to pass and you ascend to higher levels of understanding. Which in turn brings you into closeness with God and as a result the blessings of God overtake you.

I want to quickly go over the four components to having a right attitude. The first component is faith. Faith is like the engine that drives the right attitude. It is the only way the word of God can help you. Hebrews 4:2 reads: "For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it."

The second component of a right attitude is obedience. James 1:22 tells us that you are deceiving your own self, if you just hear the word and not take the action that is required. Unfortunately, there are a number of Christians who never realize their potential because of downright rebellion to the word of God.

The third component of a right attitude is patience. Hebrews 6:12 commands us "not to be slothful, but that we should follow those who through faith and PATIENCE inherit the promises." And if that's not enough, in the 15th verse we see that Abraham received the promise after he patiently endured.

The fourth component of a right attitude is humility, and along with humility: meekness and submission. You cannot hold onto pride and self-importance if you desire to advance anywhere in the kingdom of God. In 2 Kings chapter 5, we see that Naaman, although he sought out Elisha to be healed of leprosy, it was his pride that almost prevented his healing from happening.

So today let us do what we are commanded in 1 Thessalonians 5:21: "Prove all things; hold fast to that which is good."