Guide Your Destiny

January 10

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. – William James

James may be a bit over simplistic in his assertion, but there is a truth here. There is a degree to which an individual is master of his own destiny. What we think (our mindset, our attitude) motivates what we say and do, and what we say and do affects other people and triggers a response from them.

In a sense we are puppeteers who pull the strings of those around us by what we project to them. In that small way, we fulfill the Bible verse that says, "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he," Proverbs 23:7. And to some degree we also see the realization of the verse that says, "The tongue is a small member but it has the power of life and death," Proverbs 18:21.

Of even more significance is the truth we find in Proverbs 21:23 which says, “The man who controls his mouth and tongue keeps his eternal soul from trouble.” You and Jesus are on a wonderful adventure together. Let your lips ever praise Him. Let your spirit sing the joyous songs of the “night when a holy solemnity is kept,” Isaiah 30:29.

Let your attitude be one of praise for the Christ who has sacrificed Himself for you. Let your joyful heart and your songs of praise arise to His throne of glory where they can be met with His acceptance because you know He “inhabits the praise of His people,” Psalm 22:3. Let your adoration of your Savior guide your destiny into the fullness of His blessings.