Good Attitude

It is that time of the semester, hard for everyone. Projects and tests for students, preparing and grading projects and tests for professors. This was in my devotion today and it is perfect reminder for me. It is from Swindoll's "Great Days with Great Lives" book - Week 46, Thursday.

We make a choice every waking moment of our lives. When we awaken in the morning, we choose the attitude that will ultimately guide our thoughts and actions through the day. I'm convinced our best attitudes emerge out of a clear understanding of our own identity, a clear sense of our divine mission, and a deep sense of God's purpose in our lives. That sort of God-honoring attitude encourages us to press on, to focus on the goal, to respond in remarkable ways to life's most extreme circumstances.

Dear Lord, Give me the strength to choose each moment to have a good attitude. Help me to see myself through your eyes, as your beloved child. For this is the only way I can truly understand who I am . Show me in little glimpses the destiny you have for me and the steps that I must take each day to reach that destiny. May I chose to walk toward that destiny with joy and peace that can come only from you.