I can guarantee you that not a single reader of this article woke up with a desire to lose today. We all love to win. The thrill of victory is a lot sweeter than the taste of defeat. Over the past few years, I’ve learned the hard way that there are two absolutes when it comes to winning the day. And you are in control of both of them. You do not need a specialty degree or a course to gain any specific skillset. You simply need to adopt two mindsets that change the game and win the day.
Now, it might be simplistic, but winning the day is not simple. If it were, everyone would do these two things every single day. You see, the two things that ensure you win every day require a hardcore mindset adjustment or, as the Apostle Paul put it, renewing your mind.
I’m not certain why grey hair aids in the understanding of these truths, but it has made all the difference in the world. At some point in our lives, we have to determine if more stuff or accolades win the day or if a greater degree of peace and purpose wins the day. As for me? That answer is the biggest no-brainer in the history of no-brainers. Give me a more peace-filled life and a more purposeful existence and I won the day. The interesting thing is that I seem to enjoy everything else better when peace and purpose are secured.
Here are the two requirements to win the day:
TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
•Rather than being at war with everyone that annoys you, just keep moving.
•Rather than correcting everyone that is wrong, encourage them.
•Rather than complaining about everything that seems wrong, accept that you cannot control it.
•Rather than stewing on what someone said, accept that they might be having a tough day.
•Rather than proving that someone is wrong, help make things right.
You get the idea, I’m sure. The goal here is to settle in your heart that you cannot control anything but you, your attitude, and your actions. Everything else is allowing your soul to take Satan’s bait and bite the lure of self-sufficiency and pride. We are radically human and we are not in control af anything but our attitude and actions. When we take the high road, we are halfway to winning the day and at least 80% ahead of the rest of the universe.
Assume the Lowest Position
•Rather than fighting for your rights, fight for those who are less fortunate.
•Rather than striving to be first, go last.
•Rather than being heard, listen.
•Rather than living in scarcity, live in grace.
•Rather than avoiding people with challenges, run to them.
•Rather than wanting to be served, serve others.
Again, you get the idea. The goal is to do exactly what Jesus taught. “
Matthew 20:26-28
“But among you, it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, [27] and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. [28] For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Some translations use the term“whoever wants to be great among you…”
Here is the simplistic part of this two-step way to win the day. I love this truth. Nestled right in the middle of these two mindsets, TAKING THE HIGH ROAD and ASSUMING THE LOWEST POSITION you’ll discover God’s richest blessings and you will have, for all the right reasons, won the day.