How’s Your Attitude?
Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. -- John 13:3-5
How’s your attitude today? It is Monday after all. Not too many people are excited to get up and head back to work. Of course, some lucky people are on vacation. Others are just trying to survive the heat without power and still others are praying that their homes survive the fires.
All in all, our attitudes determine so much of how our day goes. And our days determine how ours lives go. There are a great many things we can’t control but we can control our attitudes.
It’s hard not to feel put upon sometimes. Everybody seems to want something and nobody seems to appreciate anything. We’re doing things we don’t want to do and everybody seems to want money. We find ourselves skating through life, facing much of it with a bad attitude while we wait for time to do the things we want to do.
What would happen if we did everything as though we were doing it for God? How would our lives change if we changed our attitude about how we live our lives?
Pastor Danny preached on a familiar passage of Scripture yesterday. We’ve all read again and again about how Jesus washed the disciples feet. But have we ever paid attention to the details? Have we ever really thought about kneeling down and washing dirty, stinky feet and then drying them with care?
Yes, Jesus taught us about serving others. John reminds us that Jesus knew “the Father had put all things under his power” before he tells us that Jesus washed the disciples feet. Jesus, the Messiah, performed a task associated with a lowly servant. There was no arrogance. No attitude. No put upon scowl of a person doing what he has to do.
Jesus served with grace and kindness and compassion. He washed their feet and then took time to dry them. His actions spoke so much louder than words ever could.
How often do we perform unpleasant tasks with a good attitude? How often do we pay attention to detail and do a task we’d rather not do to the very best of our ability? Paying attention to the details of Jesus’ actions really puts a different perspective on how we face tasks.
So let me ask you again: How’s your attitude?
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