Attitude

"The eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

"Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness.

"If therefore your whole body is full of light, with no dark part in it, it will be wholly illumined, as when the lamp illumines you with its rays."

Luke 11:34-36

This passage makes attitude almost seem like a choice. Choosing whether or not we look at things through God's lenses or the dirty ones from the world. Do we let God's opportunity in or the world's obstacles? What we allow to enrich or infect our heart becomes our Lord. The question is, do we allow Jesus to be Lord or a created, lesser thing?

I allow many things not Jesus to be my Lord. Yes, shamefully so. Every time I allow problems to get the best of me or step into a situation where I don't seek the comfort and counsel of God I set myself up for failure. I set myself up for the devil to use and lord over me. Whenever I allow anxiety to set in and control my actions, that is my lord. Whenever I miss opportunities to go by without loving as Jesus does I may my selfish motives my lord. I must place Jesus, My Lord, above all else. Only then will I truly be able to call Him my Lord.

Father God, my Lord, forgive me for putting much lesser things in Your place in my heart. I allow stuff to get in the way. Even yesterday when Keola lost his keys and then Jun and I were talking about the anxiety and how we don't rest peacefully because of our out motives and insecurities. God's in charge! I pray that I get to that place where everything I think, breathe and do reflects what You're doing in our lives. Help me to get there. Love You, Mighty God! In the matchless name of Jesus I pray, Amen!