A Good Enough Attitude Results In A Mediocre Effort

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"A Good Enough Attitude Results In A Mediocre Effort"
By Zach Wood
Colossians 3:1-3
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.  For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.


I keep asking myself this question.  How in the world can I expect incredible things to happen in my life if I am only willing to have a "good enough" attitude?  It's like I'm expecting God to do something more amazing to me and with me while only giving a half-hearted effort.  If I am not able to put my whole heart into everything I do and do it to the best of my ability, then I cannot expect great results.  That's when I need to do a self-evaluation of my attitude and heart. 

As Christians, our lives are now with Christ.  We are no longer our own, but bought by the blood of Christ!  We must keep our eyes fixed on Jesus Christ.  Anytime our mind is focused on the things of this world, we take our eyes off of Christ, mediocrity can settle in and that results in problems.  We end up giving a mediocre effort when we are not focused on what God desires.  If we focus on Christ, our "good enough" attitude turns into a "give it our all" attitude! 

We are called to praise God in every situation we encounter.  No matter what we encounter, God challenges us to give Him thanks and to be a witness.  However, we are human and we often fall into a slump where we don't feel like trying.

There are many reasons we can fall into the slump of having an attitude that gives mediocre results:

Fatigue
Uncertainty of life
Things weighing you down at home/work/school/church
Not having any goals in life set

These and other things can result in our mood shifting to not caring about much and just doing enough to get the job done at work, at home, at church, at school and then going off to do your own thing.  It's normal sometimes to feel like you don't care about anything.  We all fall into that mode at times.  However, if we stay in that "good enough" mentality, it will affect our lives dramatically.

I encourage all of us to remember that we must set our minds and hearts on things above, not on the material, earthly things that will not last.  We need to go from "good enough" to "giving our all".  Why?  Because God gave so much more and didn't have a "good enough" attitude.

He gave us His all, so why can't we give our all?

[Willie T]

It's refreshing to read a sensible, adult post here like this one.  The last few days, I have felt like I was reading some sort of cartoon script, the thoughts were so bizarre.
I would say the answer to, "He gave us His all, so why can't we give our all?", is simply that we don't care about other humans like  He did.

[hldude33]

Thank you for your encouaragement.