Okay, here is a riddle I wrote a few years back. See if you can figure it out before jumping to the end.
I can be your greatest asset or your biggest enemy When I am bad, I can ruin a day And when you hold on to me, I can ruin your life But when I am good I can bless an entire city And rally during the darkest day When I am good, employers look hard to find me Even kings long for my company I can make marriages healthy or bring them down I am the key to promotion but I can also get you fired I can make you friends or easily create some enemies Those who control me find that many seek their advice But those who I control wind up frustrated and looking for someone to blame But there is no one to blame when I am bad No one but you And if you let me have my way, I will comfort you with bad thoughts about the ones you love and I will torment you with mistakes you have made I will push everyone close to you further away when I am bad But I don’t have to be bad because I always listen to you And when I am good there is no one to reward No one but you And if you make me behave, and I will if you make me I will calm you with pleasant thoughts and you will find brightness in each day You will sleep in peace so often that you will forget what it was like before you finally decided to keep me in line Friends will find it hard to speak ill of you, yes, they will refuse to do so And they will pour into your lap bounty and goodness and gather themselves around you because that is where they find they desire to be. This I can bring, if you will only let me If you will only make me be good Who am I? I am your attitude
Philippians 2:5 NIV says, "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus."
The word attitude is translated mind or way of thinking. If you read that verse in context, you find that Jesus' approach was that of a willing giver and not a frustrated victim. Though He came in humility and acted as a Servant of God's plan for humanity, Jesus was neither inferior nor weak. Rather, He kept His mind focused on eternal results instead of instantaneous gratification.
"God, let me have the attitude (mind) of my Savior!"
