'...MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO DO WHAT LEADS TO...MUTUAL
EDIFICATION.'
We have a tendency to adopt the attitudes of those we spend time
with.
There are two kinds of people in any group: polluters and
purifiers.
The polluters are like smoke stacks belching out dirty smoke all
the
time.
They hate clear skies.
No matter how good it gets they find a way to make it gloomy.
When the people around them breathe their toxins they feel sicker
and
sicker.
The purifiers, on the other hand, make everything around them
better.
It does not matter what kind of rotten atmosphere they
encounter.
They take in the toxic words of polluters just as everyone else
does,
but they
filter them before passing them on.
What goes in gloomy and negative comes out fresh and clear.'
So, are you a polluter or a purifier?
When you spend time with others do they walk away feeling better
or
worse?
Do you clear the air giving them fresh perspective and
encouragement,
or do they leave you feeling hopeless about things?
Watch how people respond to you and you will know which group
you
belong in.
Bottom line: doubters usually get what they expect.
So do believers!
Your attitude will reach them long before your message
does!
