Let's Have A Positive Attitude | Victoria Osteen
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Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you enjoyed today's message, why don't you be a blessing and share it with a friend? We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in your life. Thank you, Lord. You may be seated. We are so glad you're here today. There was a study done at Stanford University that said that attitude is a better predictor of success than IQ. They related attitude and success. You know, attitude really starts with the way we think about something or someone. And that's how we developed these attitudes. You see, it's interesting because when you think about something or someone the wrong way, you develop a bad attitude.
When you think about something or someone the right way, then you develop a good attitude. So they were saying either you can have a bad attitude and you lack success no matter how bright you are, or you can have a good attitude even if you're not the brightest person. that sounds pretty good to me. I'm all in. See, the truth of the matter is, in the book of Numbers, there was two men who displayed this exact study. Stanford just should have studied Joshua and Caleb. Because these two guys were amazing in their attitude. Now, many of you know the story.
What is the importance of a positive attitude?
Moses took 12 leaders from the tribes of Israel and he told them to go into this land that God had already promised to give them and spy the land out. He said, go in, check out the land, bring back some produce, bring back some of the vegetation that's in the land so we can kind of have a glimpse of what's in that land. You know, and it talks about how the grapes were in season and how they had to carry a cluster of grapes, like on a long bar, and it took two men to get the grapes back to the camp. Listen, Randall's doesn't have grapes like that. They were big grapes. The land was flourishing. But also in that land, they saw giants. All 12 of those spies came back and they saw the same thing. And they said, yes, the land is good.
Now, isn't it interesting about attitude? We can all see the same thing, but we're going to formulate our attitude by the way we think. You see, how you think is directly related to your report. What's going to come out of your mouth? The Bible says that, you know, out of the heart, the mouth speaks. That's why you can't hide a bad attitude for long.
How can attitude impact success according to studies?
You can try to push it down. You can try to fake people out. You can try to act like you're enjoying somebody's conversation when you're thinking bad thoughts about them the whole time. But let me tell you something, eventually it's going to show up. It may not show up in that person's conversation, but I guarantee you it's going to show up somewhere else in your life. Because bad attitudes spread. They have legs. They are transferred into other areas of our life. So back to my story, they all saw that the land was filled with beautiful vegetation, great soil, but it also had giants. It also had some strong people in the land. So 10 of those leaders came back and they reported that the land is good. We agree on that.
But the way we see it, we see it with giants. We see it with wall cities. We see those people way bigger than us. In fact, we are small in comparison to them. They actually describe themselves as grasshoppers. About that time, Joshua and Caleb, they were like, shh, shh. The scripture describes them as trying to hush the bad report. You see, they were of a different spirit, the Bible describes them, of a different attitude. They were different than the rest of them. You see, they didn't see the impossibilities. They saw the beautiful land, but when they saw the giants, you know what they saw? They saw an opportunity for God to work in their life. They saw an opportunity for them to trust God for what He had spoken in their life.
They saw an opportunity to possess a promise and let God fight their battles for them. You see, they tried to hush the bad report. Have you ever thought in your mind, you know, you have this idea and you're excited about what God wants to do in your life.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:38
2
What is the importance of a positive attitude?
1:38–2:59
3
How can attitude impact success according to studies?
2:59–6:05
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What examples from the Bible illustrate positive attitudes?
6:05–7:23
5
How do Joshua and Caleb exemplify a positive mindset?
7:23–14:28