“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call
of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this
attitude.” Philippians 3:14-15 NAS
In
matters of faith as in life, attitude is everything. This great egret brings to
mind the phrase “straighten up and fly right” – good advice in light
of the motivational maxim “your attitude determines your altitude.”
In
flight, the plane’s orientation to the horizon is known as attitude, and
monitoring its indicator is a constant requirement particularly in limited
visibility conditions.
Those
in pursuit of the upward call of God know that maintaining a faith-filled
attitude is also critically important, especially when stormy times cloud our
vision and distort our perspective.