People amaze me…well, some do. Others merely aggravate me. I recently had a time of fellowship with some other believers and noticed that while some praised God for a specific circumstance, others grumbled about the same circumstance. Oh, they didn’t verbally complain too loudly, mostly snippy remarks, but their attitudes screamed. Now I will confess that when I am around people like that I tend to disconnect. I do all I can to remove my mind from the situation because, if I am not careful I too can fall into their mindset. Instead I praise God (perhaps hoping it will be contagious!); I “set my mind on things above” (Colossians 3:2); I become very intentional about being positive. Fact is, I don’t like being around people who cultivate a negative state of mind and I don’t really know anyone who does. They are no fun to fellowship with and not only do I not like to worship around them, they can even hinder my worship. I fear having visitors come into the church and sitting by people like these…you almost know the visitor will not return. The sad part is these discouraging folks are never aware of their affliction…they think their attitude is normal. That makes it nearly impossible to address their problem, because in their mind, there is no problem! I have found only three techniques to successfully adjust these attitudes. First, pray for release from this demonic spirit. Secondly, pray for an attitude of praise, and finally, (you guessed it) pray for a spirit of gratitude to engulf them, grab hold, and not let go!
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