Wrong Attitudes- A Negative Mindset, Part 1 (TMF:577)

Tuesday, February 07, 2017
Peace to Live By: Wrong Attitudes- A Negative Mindset, Part 1 (TMF:577) - Daniel Litton
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       Now let’s talk about the problem of having a negative attitude. The way Satan typically embeds a negative attitude in our minds is through a past rejection in our lives, or a series of rejections, that has cultivated the negative attitude. I’ve talked about this before in the past, and I think it is a common problem, but for many people they may have grown up with a father, or even a mother, who had overkill discipline on them, who was too overbearing and strict. Often these parents belong to strict, legalistic churches, with legalistic leaders, and this can add fuel to the fire. Remember in Acts chapter 15 that the Apostles and elders did not put too heavy of a burden on the Gentile believers, but one that was reasonable. People can also have parents who totally neglect their children, which also begets a root of rejection in a child’s life. Whatever the situation, the rejection, or perceived rejection, can cause people to look at life in a negative way. I mean, after all, if you grew up with a negative parent, don’t you think it’s possible that negative outlook would have affected your outlook?