Have you ever had a bad day? One of those days where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong? Read this true story about a guy who had a challenging day, to say the least…

Bryan Heiss lives in Provo, Utah. One day during 1982, he awoke to find a leak in the ceiling of his apartment. The water was dripping in his face, so he jumped out of bed and called his landlord to see what could be done about the problem. When he stood up, he splashed in the water that was already gathering on the carpet. His landlord told him to quickly rent a water vacuum.

Bryan tore down the flight of stairs to get in his car to go rent a wet vac, but he discovered that all four of his tires on his car were flat. He went back upstairs, reached for the phone, and was shocked so severely it nearly knocked him down. Bryan then shouted for a friend and asked him for help.

When he got back downstairs, Bryan found that someone had stolen his car. He knew it didn’t have much gas, so he and his friend walked a few blocks, found the car, pushed it to a service station, and put gas in the tank and air in the tires.

Bryan later returned home and went upstairs to get dressed for an ROTC graduation ceremony he had scheduled that night. He donned his uniform and tried to get out of the house, but the water had caused the door to swell in its frame. He had to scream until someone could come and kick in the door from the outside.

When he finally jumped in his car, he immediately realized that he’d sat on his bayonet, which he had carelessly left in the driver’s seat. Bryan was taken to the hospital for some very strategic surgery.

Let’s pause for a second. You’d think that would be a good place to end this story, right? At this point, I just want to say, “And Bryan spent the night at the hospital and got a fresh start the next day,” but that’s not the end of this poor dude’s day.

Friends took him home, and when Bryan opened the door, he saw that falling plaster had toppled the cage of his prized pet canaries, killing all of them. As he ran to the birds, across the wet carpet, he slipped. He hurt his back so badly he had to be taken to the hospital…again.

By this time a newspaper reporter caught up with Bryan and asked, “Mr. Heiss, how can you explain all of this happening to one person in a single day?”

Bryan answered, “It looked like God was trying to kill me, but He kept missing.”

We have all had bad days. The truth is you can’t choose what happens to you but you can always choose what happens in you. No one can choose your attitude for you, that only comes from within. When crazy things happen to us we have a choice to make. We can choose to get BETTER or get BITTER. Our attitude will determine how we deal with life.

Bad attitudes = a bad life

Good attitudes = a good life

Your attitude can change everything. Winston Churchill said, “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” Attitude can change a…

MESS into a MESSAGE

TEST into a TESTIMONY

VICTIM into a VICTORY 

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Do you trust that God can and will work all things out for the good? If so, your attitude should remain as faithful and positive! Never let circumstances determine your attitude, let your faith determine your attitude! When faith determines your attitude you begin to live by faith not just by sight. In the verse above, Paul said, “And we know.” Who was he talking about? We, as followers of Christ, is who he is talking about. We should KNOW that God is faithful to work ALL things out for the good for those who have been called! We serve a God who holds ALL things in the palm of His hand. He is more than able to do the impossible. His plans for you are the best-laid plans. Don’t allow your attitude to steal your faith and trust in God’s power and provision. Your attitude will either make you bitter or better, so choose to get better!

Let your attitude reflect your trust in God’s faithfulness.