ATTITUDE MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE
Numbers 14:24, "But my servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others have. He has remained loyal to me, so I will bring him into the land he explored. His descendants will possess their full share of that land."
Here is a quick story I've had for years. Consider the differing perspectives...
Jim Smith went to church on Sunday morning. He heard the organist miss a note during the prelude, and he winced. He saw a teenager talking when everybody was supposed to “bow in prayer.” He felt like the usher was watching to see what he put in the offering plate, and it made him boil. He caught the preacher making a slip of the tongue five times in the sermon by actual count. As he slipped out through the side door during the closing hymn, he muttered to himself, “Never again! What a bunch of clods and hypocrites!”
Ron Jones went to church on Sunday morning. He heard the organist play an arrangement of “A Mighty Fortress,” and he was thrilled by the majesty of it. He heard a young girl take a moment in the service to speak her simple moving message of the difference her faith makes in her life. He was glad to see that his church was sharing in a special offering for the hungry children of
Both men went to the same church on the same Sunday morning. Each found what he was looking for.[1]
What do you look for when you come to church?
[1]Robert J. Morgan, Nelson’s Complete Book of Stories, Illustrations & Quotes, (
