ATTITUDE OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

(A MESSAGE BY PASTOR OLAWOLE DAHUNSI)

Texts: Psalms 1:1-6

 “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish”

 Psalms 55:16 -17

 “As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. 17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.”

Proverbs 22:2

 “The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.”

Proverbs 10:4

 “He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”

What Is Attitude?

Attitude is the disposition or the behavior of a person.  The attitude of highly successful people is the behavior you see in highly successful people; the way they see life, relationships, work and the way they see God.

 Another word for attitude of successful people is their reasoning and character towards something; how they feel or behave about what they believe.
Two young men approached a bank for loan. They needed 5Million each to start a business. The bank granted their requests. One was meticulous and careful to avoid failure. He goes for his business early and learns about the business daily, he was disciplined. After two years, the interest of the business rose to twenty million because he had a good attitude and the second person who decided to change his lifestyle after getting the five million, looking like an executive director. He goes to work by 10am daily and stays for 10 minutes; in six months the business died down because of his bad attitude and did not listen to counsel. The first person’s attitude lifted the business to twenty million profit while the second person’s attitude killed the business.

What are the attitudes that can make one successful?

1.      Successful people are highly spiritual; they fear God so much and their devotion to God is perfect. This is the first quality you will see in a successful person.

2.      They are great and positive thinkers. They think of progress. They think big and high.

3.      They develop good relationships. Anybody they encounter in life, they are mindful of the friendship they have established.

4.      They are family people: they value their family and children. They build quality family and children too. Unfortunately, so many people asked God for children and when the children come, they neglect their responsibilities to their children and allow them to go wayward.

5.      They keep developing themselves. They know that the moment you stop developing yourself, you start dying.

6.      They are men and women of discipline. They are organized, responsible and hard working.

7.      They are mindful of their health. They know that health is wealth and that when health is affected; everything about the person will be affected.

8.      They are holy, honest and honourable.

9.      They are men and women of motivation. They motivate, model and mentor others to succeed. These are the kind of people who are successful. So if you have nobody who takes you as a model or mentor, it means you are a failure.

10.   They are truthful, transparent and tenacious. They do things with all their hearts.

11.   They are good managers. They manage their family, resources and time very well.

12.   They are friendly. They fellowship and felicitate.

13.   They are helpful and generous. They give to those in need when they have because they understand that the giver’s hand will always remain on top of the hand of the receiver and that givers never lack.

14.   They are strong and very industrious. In 2 Timothy 4:2 the scripture tells us “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine” Again  Romans 12:10-11  says “Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; 11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;” So even sharing the word of God should be done with effectiveness and strength.

15.   They do not joke with information and they communicate clearly.

16.   They are men and women of good character.

17.   They study and imitate successful people.

18.   They are conscious that, there is an end to everything in life. They try to avoid sin always. Ask yourself this question; what shall my end be?

Bow your heads and talk to God.

Prayers

(a)    Powers that want to make me useless be roasted by fire in the name of Jesus.

(b)    Holy Ghost fire; revive my body, soul and spirit.