Four ways a bad attitude comes to us:
1. We lose what we thought was ours.
2. We don't get what we think we should.
3. We get what we don't want.
4. Someone else gets what we wanted.
These include (but are not limited to):
1. Stuff
2. Promotion
3. Money
4. Recognition
5. Hardship
To keep a bad attitude away, we must be on guard against the way in which it comes.
Haman
In Esther 3:1-6, Haman is angry with Mordecai because he didn't get the recognition he wanted.
To make matters worse, the king tells him to honor Mordecai. Most people who have bad attitudes expect things to be done for them. (Esther 6:1-14)
Cain
Cain's offering was rejected by God, and he got a bad attitude. Since his brother's offering was received, he directed his wrath at him and killed him.
The bad attitude developed because he wanted to do things his way and not God's way.
Moses
In Exodus 2:10-15, Moses didn't get what he thought he should and did get what he didn't want. Somewhere along the line, he discovered the Jews were his people and felt called to rescue them. He took matters into his own hands and killed an Egyptian. When he intervened in a fight between two Hebrews, they turned on him. He ended up running from Pharoah.
Thankfully, he got his attitude straight eventually and fulfilled his destiny.
Saul
I Samuel 18:6-9 - Saul became enraged when people honored David above him. Even though David was loyal to him, he chased him all over the countryside, trying to kill him. His bad attitude cost him the throne.
Maintaining a good attitude in any suffering will sustain your submission and preserve your promotions.
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