It's All About Attitude!

Whatever work you do, do it with all your heart. Do it for the Lord and not for men. Remember that you will get your reward from the Lord. He will give you what you should receive. You are working for the Lord Christ. If anyone does wrong, he will suffer for it. God does not respect one person more than another.

Colossians 3:23-25

I LOVE my job!  I just do!  Every day is a learning experience and every day is different.  I get to talk with people who may or may not have ever imagined talking to a Chaplain, much less one that's a bit......ummmm....unorthodox.  But I enjoy every aspect of my job!

Even though I love my job and the people I get to work with, there are many who don't see their job in the same light.  In fact, there are many people who are so unhappy with their work that their attitudes have begun to fester.  The truly sad part of this is that this infected attitude gets taken home to their families and spreads to others like a plague!

For years I worked in a job that I grew to despise.  Why? Because the salary was good and the hours weren't bad.  But the people I worked for and with were another story.  And....I brought it home with me every single day.  Which made my Bride miserable.  Finally, God opened the opportunity to leave that post to one I love!  You see, the lesson He taught me was that Attitude is important!  

I cannot stress this enough: ATTITUDE IS IMPORTANT!

You see, when we are miserable, we don't tend to hide it very well for very long.  Eventually it will seep into every aspect of our lives and then we begin to wonder why people don't seem to want to be around us much anymore.  Attitude!  I'm not an advocate of the "Fake It 'Til You Make It" ideology because the Fake part will be far too obvious.  What I had to learn, albeit the hard way, is when I devote my work habits to God, then my attitude changes because I rely on Him to see me through the toughest storms (and there have been many of those).  

Would you rather trust the weatherman or the One who controls the Weather?  Sometimes the best attitude adjustment involves letting go of the very things or people who are bringing your attitude down (the parasites).  But remember, we work for God!