June 26 – An Attitude of Meekness

Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:5-8 

Jesus was the creator of the universe, King of Kings, all powerful—and then He became a man. Not a king or famous political ruler, but a humble man who was willing to be a servant to His friends, associates and students. Willing to suffer and die for all of humanity. That is who Jesus was. Now He is a savior—risen from the grave, ruling Heaven with His father. He is building a new home for each of His believers (John 14:2-3) who will one day be there in Heaven with Him. His attitude was one of submission and obedience to His father. That should be our attitude, too. Attitude is what life is all about. Think about how much your own attitude influences everything you do and say. Change your attitude and it will change everything about your life. How do you change your attitude? Like anything else that is part of a habit...it will take at least 21 days. That means if you start today, then by July 18^th—you’ll have some differences in your life. It takes radical obedience to change any habit—that includes our attitude, too. Pray about this. What one attitude would the Lord want to change in you? Is it your attitude towards Him, your spouse, your children or your parenting skills, your work or job situation? Specifically choose one attitude to change and daily give God your old attitude and ask Him to give you a new one to take the old one’s place. Let me know how it goes. 

Training Tip – How much does meekness weigh? Have your children step onto a bathroom scales. Weigh them and record their weight. Then talk about this scripture passage and about how Jesus was humble and obedient—meek. Ask them if they want to be like Jesus and then ceremoniously put on them a pretend crown of obedience and meekness. Weigh them again. Any change? No—attitude does not weigh anything. It is in our hearts and lives, but it doesn’t weigh anything. Spiritual burdens are unseen—and may feel heavy. Why do we feel lighter if our burden is removed? Good question for discussion.

Lord Jesus, Thank you for carrying our heavy burdens for us. Help us to have an attitude of obedience and a willingness to serve others like You did.

All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.

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