Have you ever had a bad day? It’s the kind of day where everything and everyone seems to irritate you. The things that you usually enjoy, now seem like chores on a to do list that you dread completing. What happens when the bad day blends together into days, weeks, or even longer?
Bad Attitude = Bad Days
I recently had a string of days like this. Having these types of days is not something I enjoy. I end up just going through the motions of life and taking my frustrations out on the people that I love the most. Many of us can feel like this. So how do I get out of this type of attitude. Here are a couple of ways that I get rid of bad attitudes and get back to my normal self.
Someone in Your Corner
1. My wife is the voice that I have vowed to listen to no matter what. She has unfiltered access to who I am. This means that no matter what I am going through, when she speaks to me and wants to “talk” then I will listen. I may not want to or be in the mood to listen, but I will. I have to put my feelings aside and begin to articulate how I’m feeling. My wife has become an expert at knowing when to approach me to have this “talk.”
The “Talk”
I haven’t always been so eager to “talk.” My wife and I have been married to almost ten years now and it is still something that I work on every time my attitude changes. You may be like me where talking about how you feel about any given situation just doesn’t come naturally. For me, this is a part of growing as a person that I believe will make me better. That in turn will make my marriage, friendships and every other person in my circle better.
We all need someone like this in our circle. A person that no matter what we are going through, no matter what we are feeling, we will listen to them. We have to be able to trust that when they tell us it’s time to talk, we need to talk.
Talking about whatever I am going through always helps me to manage my feelings. Keeping things bottled up is never good.
Divine Intervention
2. God. When I don’t want to spend time in prayer or I don’t want to read and study my Bible then I know that my attitude is wrong and is trying to drive the decisions that I make.
Matthew 11:28(TLB)
28 Come to me and I will give you rest—all of you who work so hard beneath a heavy yoke. Wear my yoke—for it fits perfectly—and let me teach you; for I am gentle and humble, and you shall find rest for your souls; for I give you only light burdens.”
A Heavy Weight
A bad attitude can be a burden that weighs on us. It changes how we see the world around us. God tells us to give those things to Him. The attitudes and all the other aspects of life that try to weigh us down.
Recognize & Repent
How does this help me get rid of a bad attitude? It helps me to recognize the attitude and then to repent before God. Give that attitude to Him. My prayer time, reading the Bible and studying all contribute to me hearing the voice of God. Repentance is like cleaning my heart from all the junk that a bad attitude can bring. Hearing God’s voice is essential to keeping and maintaining an attitude that is joyful and peaceful.
What things do you do to get rid of a bad attitude? Leave a comment below.
