A lot of people today want to tell you what to do.  A lot of people who want to tell you what to do, want to tell you what to do just because they want to tell you what to do.  (Go back and read that slowly – you will get it!)  They want to put their rules and regulations on others, while often times they ignore for themselves, what they are trying to saddle someone else with.

I am a follower of Christ!  I love Jesus and believe that out of his love for me that he died on the cross, so that all of my sins could be forgiven and I could be restored to right relationship with my Creator and live in a forever spiritual connection that changes everything.  I desire for other people to experience this relationship, because it has made all of the difference in my life.

I have some guidelines that God has provided for me in His Word.  Because I love Him, I try to live according to these guidelines.  People are going to do what they want to do, but if we could and would experience the love of Christ, then I believe that doing what we need to do gets a whole lot easier.

Jesus put it this way in John 14:15 “If you love me, you will obey what I command!” Jesus does not command, just to command.  Jesus commands to lead us into victory and blessing.  It’s not because you have to, but because you get to and what He commands is best.  What he commands is best, because he really has our best interest and our blessing at heart!

Don’t allow others and their trying to put something on you to get in the way of your having a real and meaningful relationship with the one who loves you more than words can even describe!  Get to really know Jesus – you’ll be glad you did!

Here is a really simple thought, that when remembered will really change the way that we live our lives!  Are you ready for it?  “God sees everything and will give an account!”

Hebrews 4:13 says: “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.”

Plain and simple – this ought to challenge and change the way that we live our lives!  Now before you focus on the negative, think about this:  God also sees the good.  I am going to try to get caught doing something right today – how about you?

Do you ever get a crummy attitude? There are some days, when everything just sorta goes south and it seems that life has had a bad night and decided to up-chuck you and everything that matters to you. It is hard to have a good attitude when life gets this way, but this is when we need to really make sure that our attitude is right, because if we are to get out of the mess and experience success – our attitude makes the major difference!

The Bible talks about the attitude that we need to possess! In Philippians we are told : “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross!” For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in Heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:5-11

Jesus was not just somebody, He was THE SOMEBODY! But He did not allow who he was to get in the way of what he had been called to do. I think that dying on a cross would make for a pretty crummy day, but Jesus, who did not have to die on a cross, humbled himself and died on a cross, so that we (you and me) could have a life that is blessed with God’s presence and power!

We need the attitude of Jesus! The attitude that does not focus on self, but others. The attitude that is more interested in what I can give, than what I can get! The beautiful thing is this: When we get this attitude right, God EXALTS US! God puts us where we need to be, where He wants us to be – right in the middle of His blessing!

Let’s work on our attitudes and get them out of our mess and into God’s success!