To be
dependable is to be constantly reliable and trustworthy, allowing us to
continue in our commitments even if it means personal sacrifice. Constantly reliable.
Who do you know that is constantly reliable? Jesus had such a characteristic.
He could be counted on to heal, feed, and otherwise minister to His followers
and others on a regular basis. He didn’t refuse or turn any away. People did
reject Him..or wanted to wait to follow Him—but He didn’t reject them. He was
constantly reliable.
Can we be
constantly reliable? We can choose to be reliable and to be constantly so. We
all have choices everyday about the way we react to things that happen. Chuck Swindoll captured this so eloquently in his short essay on Attitude.
ATTITUDE
by: Charles Swindoll
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
Training Tip – Can you teach your children to walk in a way that is
pleasing to the Lord? The first thing they need to know is—what pleases the
Lord? Loving Him. Have your children memorize the verse:
…You shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your
mind; and your neighbor as yourself. Luke 10:27
Discuss and impress
on your children that they have choices about their behavior. Give them some
examples of choices they make and how they can choose to have a good attitude, to
be happy, to be kind to others, and to be dependable or reliable.
Lord Jesus, we love You with all of our heart, soul,
mind and strength. Please continue to bless and guide us that we would be
consistently reliable and pleasing to You.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
© 2013 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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