Let\u2019s take a good look at this example and tell me what type of person grabs your attention and motivates you? A Police Officer? No! \u00a0A Taxi driver? No! No! \u00a0Is it usually a person who is very passionate about what he or she is doing? Yes! \u00a0If it is your kindergarten school teacher, then you were lucky. \u00a0As you keep on craving to know more about her, which makes you more, wanting to know the truth, then continue reading. \u00a0If she\u2019s on fire and her excitement floods the classroom she is in, how would you handle things of such a nature? \u00a0When she talks something inside you, spontaneously, you get stirred – the desire also to be passionate about something. \u00a0I mean anything! \u00a0You don\u2019t want to leave her presence because you hope that some of that passion in her will rub off on you. (Photo: Essa Thaim Kurugba)<\/i><\/p>\n
Moreover, when you find yourself stuck in a boring situation like this one with the attitude of your kindergarten school teacher, how do you go about to change such behavioral attitude? \u00a0How do you get some hope and passion into your life? How do you find a meaningful purpose for your existence? \u00a0How do you get out of the rut of negative thinking and pity parties? \u00a0Good questions.<\/p>\n
Painstakingly, to change our attitude requires us to do several things in life. \u00a0At First<\/span><\/b>, we have to realize that we choose our ATTITUDE<\/b>. \u00a0Even though our situation may not change, our outlook changes when we have the right attitude. \u00a0We choose to change our attitude even though our mind tells us different. \u00a0How many times do we listen to the negative thoughts instead of what God says about us? \u00a0We can only have one thought which occurs once at a time, although the thoughts can come very fast. \u00a0So if we choose to think on the positive promises of God, then we don\u2019t allow the negative thoughts to dominate. \u00a0When we choose to believe in God and act accordingly, our new attitudes take root deep in our heart, making our choices automatic.<\/p>\n Secondly<\/span><\/b>, our new behavioral attitude becomes permanent when we change our underlying false beliefs. \u00a0Many times we believe the negative thoughts in our head and allow ourselves to meditate upon them because, we believe it or not, it feels good! \u00a0Some of us have beaten ourselves up mentally for so many years that we don\u2019t have any other way of thinking. \u00a0We actually believe these lies and don\u2019t do anything to search out whether or not they are true.<\/p>\n Furthermore, if we want to change our behavioral attitude, then we must have to take responsibility for our thoughts. \u00a0We must do whatever it takes to uncover the truth about ourselves – from God\u2019s perspective. \u00a0We don\u2019t turn to others to get their opinion of us; we turn to God and find out what He thinks about us. God created us and provides great promises for our future. \u00a0But sometimes there are things we must do to have many of these promises fulfilled in our life. \u00a0Whenever we come across a promise from God in the Bible, we need to look at surrounding Scripture to see if there is something we need to do before God so He will fulfill the promise.<\/p>\n Moreover, how we view ourselves here in Mama Salone, we have to righteously improve ourselves very greatly just by consistently reading the Bible or the Quran. \u00a0We gain an understanding of how much God loves us and how His love is unconditional. \u00a0We don\u2019t have to do anything to earn God\u2019s love, just accept it. \u00a0Once we experience God\u2019s love, we find ourselves loving others with the same type of unconditional love.<\/p>\n Thirdly,<\/span><\/b> we become to know who we hang around with! \u00a0The five people we spend the most time around influence us, whether we want them to or not! \u00a0But there is one person we can hang around with whose influence will override the negative attitudes bombarding us from these individuals. \u00a0And that is God. \u00a0By spending more time reading the Bible or the Quran, praying and asking the Holy Spirit to reveal spiritual things to us, and meditating upon what we learn, we can keep our attitudes in proper check. \u00a0This is great news because this is something we can do without having to wait until we find positive people to hang around with.<\/p>\n Fourthly<\/span><\/b>, we must identify what stirs our passion and begin formulating a plan on how to utilize that passion on a consistent basis. \u00a0We may not be able to support ourselves in a full-time job doing our passion, but we can find ways to increase how often we do that item, thereby improving our behavioral attitude. \u00a0On the other hand, our first step is to ask God on how to reveal to us the specific purpose for which He created us. \u00a0This doesn\u2019t have to be some major influence. God uses all of us in concert to accomplish His overall purposes. \u00a0No matter how big or small your purpose is, when used in conjunction with the purposes of others, the whole picture develops and no part is more important than the other.<\/p>\n Meticulously, discovering our passion and by using it on a weekly basis makes a major impact on our overall behavioral attitude. \u00a0The new knowledge we learn from God takes root in our heart from our actions. \u00a0When this happens, a lot of our underlying self-pity dissolves as a by-product. \u00a0But we need to be consistent in operating within our passion; that is why I suggest doing it at least weekly.<\/p>\n Conclusively<\/span><\/b>, here\u2019s an example from my life. I knew that I enjoyed helping people overcome their problems and also sharing God\u2019s love with them. \u00a0Even though I didn\u2019t have all the answers and still don\u2019t! \u00a0I began volunteering as a lay counselor on a Muslim-based crisis hotline during the Iraqi war. \u00a0At the time I started, I was going through a major depression and dealing with many other problems. \u00a0However, within four months my life took a dramatic turnaround and I no longer was down in the dumps. \u00a0I was totally surprised by such a quick change. \u00a0My momentum stirred me to continuously choose the right behavioral attitude.<\/p>\n By volunteering once a week it also gave me the motivation to get through the things I was struggling with each week. \u00a0One key point is that I chose to volunteer at a time when I was most vulnerable (Saturday nights). \u00a0I later added another shift to volunteer to cover another vulnerable time.<\/p>\n I encourage you to make the right choices, learn God\u2019s truths about who you are because of your relationship with The Almighty.\u00a0 Spend more time with God than with negative people who are corrupt, deceitful, and find your passion in life so you too can impact this world for God\u2019s glory!<\/p>\n Written by: Essa Thaim Kurugba, Kambia<\/i><\/p>\n Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a good look at this example and tell me what type of person grabs your attention and motivates you? 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