Hi, this is Dorette Schaal with your dailyeword. This week in our Fresh Air study, we will talk about wanting to live in a way that people love being around us, just like people loved being around Jesus. People aren’t drawn to fake, inauthentic, self righteous, religious people, they are drawn to life-giving people who breathe energy, peace and joy into their world. Here’s a breath of fresh air for you this week. Here is your dailyeword.
How is your attitude? Will you change your attitude please? I think I may have said those lines in our home to our teenager 100’s of times in the last few months. Being a parent definitely isn’t easy, and I am an advocate of watching attitude even more than action. Get the attitude right and actions will follow. It works for adults too. So how is your attitude? Do you need to change your attitude? How can we let our attitude reflect the light of God? Those are great questions to ask ourself. We represent the King, and if Jesus really is Lord of our lives, our attitude will reflect Jesus. Jesus was real. He knew that being his best self required spending time alone with His Father. He was authentic. He asked for prayer when he faced His hardest season of life. He never was self righteous, and he was the direct opposite of religious. Although he was a Jew, and knew and participated in Jewish life, Jesus was more interested in connecting with people. Real relationships help us keep our attitude in check! And real relationships breathe fresh air into our world.