{"id":13292,"date":"2025-05-17T08:50:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T12:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&#038;p=13292"},"modified":"2025-05-17T08:50:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T12:50:58","slug":"heart-attitude-affects-our-altitude","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/heart-attitude-affects-our-altitude","title":{"rendered":"HEART ATTITUDE AFFECTS OUR ALTITUDE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.&#8221; (Proverbs 15:15 ESV).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This biblical proverb teaches the importance that attitude has on perception. If someone is &#8220;afflicted,&#8221; meaning disheartened or discouraged, then even a sunny day appears stormy to them. But even on the darkest of days the one with a &#8220;cheerful&#8221; heart looks for a rainbow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet how do we develop and maintain a cheerful heart? David knew something about this. When circumstances turned from bad to worse around him, the Bible says that he &#8220;encouraged himself in the Lord&#8221; (1 Sam. 30:6). His circumstances didn&#8217;t immediately change, but his heart did. And when our heart changes, we see possibilities rather than limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is your life full of trouble or like a continual feast? Ask the Lord to examine your heart. Perhaps it&#8217;s more a matter of your heart than your circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PRAYER: Lord, regardless of today&#8217;s circumstances, help us to keep our hearts set on You. For life is like a roller coaster of ups and downs, but You are a firm foundation that never changes. Fill us afresh with Your Spirit and make our hearts beat with the joy of the Lord. In Jesus&#8217; name, amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.&#8221; (Proverbs 15:15 ESV). This biblical proverb teaches the importance that attitude has on perception. If someone is &#8220;afflicted,&#8221; meaning disheartened or discouraged, then even a sunny day appears stormy to them. But even on the darkest of days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1287],"scripture-chapter":[1348],"oyb_day":[1664],"location":[],"class_list":["post-13292","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-proverbs","scripture-chapter-1348","oyb_day-may-17"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/13292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13292"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=13292"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=13292"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=13292"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=13292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}