The Power of a Positive Attitude (and Why It Wasn’t Enough)

 

I’ve learned a few things in my almost 50 years as a businessman. The most important lessons? They didn’t just make me better at business, they brought me closer to God. One of those was the lesson about attitude.

A positive attitude is a desirable attribute. Everybody wants it. But let’s be real, it can be hard to maintain. It takes daily discipline of the soul (that’s your mind, will, and emotions). And for a while, I had it down. I had the right attitude, I had marketable skills, and I had a strong desire to succeed.

That combination worked. I became one of the best at what I did.

But then life started throwing things at me that attitude and ambition couldn’t fix. I hit a wall. I couldn’t find a way forward. And that’s when I realized: I needed more.

And I found it when I encountered Jesus Christ, the Jesus of the Bible. I didn’t just meet Him. I started following Him.

It didn’t happen overnight. But over time, I stopped relying on my own abilities and turned my entire life over to God. Totally committed. He wanted all of it—and as hard as that was to learn, it was so worth it.

Here’s the good news: you don’t have to hit a wall to find God. You don’t have to come to the end of yourself to have a life-changing encounter with Jesus.

When I gave Him my all, I discovered something amazing, God is better at managing my soul and attitude than I am. He took my natural positive outlook and combined it with something greater: faith. Real faith. Spirit and soul working together.

What I ended up with was a grace-empowered, positive faith, not rooted in people, companies, or governments, but in the promises of God. And that changed everything.

Now, I see and hear things differently. My life is filtered through both spirit and soul, not just my soul. Peace has replaced fear. Joy has replaced sorrow. Hope has pushed out hopelessness. And the infinite has swallowed up the finite.

I’m positive today—not just because of who I am, but because of who I am in Christ.

And that makes all the difference.

Call to Action:

Add God’s grace to your life. Add faith to who you are. Learn how faith works—and your life will be transformed. Learn how by asking a true follower of Jesus.