Lose The Attitude
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. -- Colossians 3:23
The other day I stopped at what I thought was a fast food restaurant. It was supposed to be. I’ve stopped there before and it always has been. But on this particular day things were not going so well for the employees.
The employees who were there anyway. Apparently they were short staffed and that had caused all kinds of problems. At least when it came to attitude. I stood and watched one woman assemble the burgers. She was incredibly slow. I could see the chip on her shoulder even before she mouthed off to another employee.
The woman in charge was determined to remain in charge. That meant, in her mind at least, that she was staying out of the kitchen. Eventually, she relented. Customer displeasure was growing by the minute and helping in the kitchen was the safer choice.
It would have been comical to watch but it was just so sad. One woman had a chip on her shoulder because she wanted help and it wasn’t there. Another woman didn’t want to lower herself to do what needed to be done. Two other employees struggled to stay out of the line of fire. And customers had the opportunity to observe something really awful.
It makes me wonder how many times you and I have done the same thing? How many times have we had an attitude about something we couldn’t control, something that probably wasn’t fair, and we used it as an excuse to not do our best?
Not you? Think about it. There are few, if any, folks who have never been in a snit because they thought something at work just wasn’t right or fair. And because we are human, it’s pretty difficult to let it go and let God take care of it. It’s hard to shove aside our displeasure and continue to do our very best, no matter the circumstances.
Maybe what we all need is an attitude adjustment. And a refocus on who we’re here to serve. Because when we do our very best, we’re doing it for God. And when we don’t? Well, that’s a reflection on God as well. Do we really want nonbelievers do see Christians as slackers or folks who have a bad attitude?
Sometimes circumstances are infuriating. We are faced with situations that are unfair and we want to strike out, in attitude if nothing else. Take a deep breath instead, and give it to God. Prayer is a wonderful healing balm and God is an amazing defender and fixer of all things bad.
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