Truth: The Ultimate Attitude Adjuster

Something happened tonight that was a disappointment and an inconvenience. My instant reaction was to be miffed. I almost let it ruin my day.

Fortunately, as I was driving home I remembered a recent sermon from Danny Bryant. He talked about how the enemy of our souls knows he is not going to win, but he’s mad about it, so he does all he can to hurt us anyway. It’s just like the way a losing team behaves in the last quarter of a game when they know they have no chance of winning. The still give the winning team a hard time because it’s all they can do. They know they can’t win.

From this I developed a picture of a Chihuahua nipping at my heels. He can bruise and bite, but he can’t do me any real and permanent harm. The very worst the enemy can do to us is like a Chihuahua nipping at our heels, compared to the weight of glory we will inherit in the end.

This image made me laugh…out loud. The day was saved and my attitude took a 180, not because of my will power or determination but because I realized the truth. The truth is this: We win!

Nothing that happens in this world is worth worrying about. It’s all just Chihuahuas.

“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Cor 4: 17-18