Displacing Destructive and Devilish Attitudes with Christlike Attitudes (Eph. 4:20-32)
"Putting off what is evil and putting on what is good."
Illustration: I once heard a preacher say, "The opposite of love is not hate--it’s self!" That surprising statement reminded me of 2 Timothy 3:1-4, where Paul listed the signs of the endtimes. One of those signs is people who are "lovers of themselves" (v.2). In sharp contrast to these self-saturated people are those whose lives are saturated with the servant attitude of Christ.
When Jesus washed the feet of His disciples, He gave us an example to follow (Jn. 13:15-17). We too are to serve others selflessly.
That was the heart of what General William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, said just before He died. His little mission to the poor of London had spread across the world. His "soldiers" were gathered together at an international convention. General Booth had intended to be there to deliver the main address, but because he became ill he was unable to come. Those at the convention longed to receive a message from their beloved leader. So from his sickbed Booth dictated a one-word telegram that would be his last sermon. His final message was this: "Others!"
If we had to give our last word today, what would it be--a self-word or a servant-word? The time to decide is now, while we can still change. (Our Daily Bread)
Discouragement with Encouragement (Phil. 2:1,2)
Delusional w/ Truth, hope and correct beliefs (2 Tim. 2:15)
Deceit w/ clarity (Gal 6:7-10)
Distortion w/ discernment (Phil. 1:9-11)
Destructive attitudes w/ constructive motivations (Eph. 4:28-32)
Despair w/ hope (Rom 15:13)
Deleterious w/ Spirit driven (Rom 8:6-8)
Delirious w/ Love not the world (I Jn 2:15,16)
Distress w/ comfort (2 Cor 1:3,4)
Degradation w/ purity (I Tim 4:12)
Discontent w/ contentment (Phil. 4:12,13)
Disharmony w/ harmony (Phil. 2:2)
Disgraceful w/ your honor, favor and blessing (Psa 103:1,2)
Disenchantment w/ sound thinking (2 Tim 1:7)
Deprivation w/ your promise to supply all needs (Phil. 4:19)
Dishonest w/ honesty (Eph. 4:15)
Disgruntled w/ thankfulness (I Thes 5:16-18)
Discredit w/ your credit, reward and approval (I Cor 3:1-10)
Discord w/ harmony (Phil 2:2-5)
Disdain w/ love (I Cor 13:4-7)
Discourteous w/ courtesy, respect and graciousness (Eph. 4:28-32)
Disease w/ your healing, health, and help (James 5:16)
Disfavor w/ your favor, blessings and grace (2 Tim. 2:1)
Disfranchised w/ your acceptance, belonging and inclusion (Rom 15:7)
Disguised w/ speaking the truth in holiness (Eph. 4:14-18)
Disapprove w/ approving all things that are good (Rom. 12:1-3)
Disorder w/ your order, organization and process (I Cor 14:44)
Disobedience w/ obedience, submission and consecration (John 14:21)
Disinterest w/ interest, commitment and attention (Josh 1:8,9)
Disconnected w/ connections to you, your people & plan (John 21:15-17)
Disproportion w/ keeping things in proper priorities & proportion (Mt 6:33)
Disloyal w/ loyalty to you, your people and leaders (I Pet 5:5,6)
Dismissive w/ hearing people out (James 1:19)
Disinclined w/ perseverance, attentiveness & inclined to good (Eph 6:18)
Disjoined w/ the members of the body and their gifts (I Cor 12:6-20)
Dispirited w/ the joy of the Lord as my strength (Neh 8:10)
Distracted w/ concentration on things above (Col. 3:1-4)
Dissent w/ agreement, cooperation and conciliation (Heb 13:7)
Disappointed w/ belief (Rom 5:5)
Disillusionment w/obedient avoidance of trouble making (Psa 7:14)
Disputing w/ agreeing to disagree (Prov. 18:18)
Dissension w/ peace-making (Prov 15:18)
Divisions w/ unity (Rom 16:17)
Distracted w/ Mary like listening (Lk 10:38-42)
Dreadful fears w/ faith (Heb 10:31)
Doubting w/ stable confidence in answers to prayer (James 1:6)
Distraught w/ hope (Psa 73:25,26)
Destitute w/ the Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want (Psa 23)
Darkness w/ the Lord is my light and my salvation (Psa 27:1,2)
Decayed w good attitudes, motivations & thoughts (Phil 4:8)
Disconnected w/ connected with God, truth, loving people (Jn 15:1-16)
Disconsolate w/ meaning, hope and purpose (Col 3:16,17)
Displeasing attitudes, actions & words w/ pleasing attitudes (Col 1:9-11)
Disoriented w/ oriented as a servant like Christ (Phil. 2:5)
Disabled w/ confidence in His all sufficient grace (2 Cor 12:9,10)
Disgruntled and complaining and criticizing w/ confidence (Phil. 4:12,13)
Disarmed w/ taking up the full armor of God (Eph. 6:10-18)
Detached w/ attached to godly people and God (Phil 2:1-4)
Discord w/ love (I Cor 13:4-7)
Dreary w/ cheery (Phil. 4:4)
Detached with attached to what is godly (2 Tim 3:10)
Debauchery w/ commitment to seeking God’s face (2 Chron 7:14)
Distracted w/ focus (Heb 12:1,2)
Desires for selfish pleasures w/ sowing the good seed (Mark 4:1-21)
Dissuaded w/ persuaded that He guards what I entrusted 2 Tim 1:12
Disqualified w/ qualified by running with temperance (I Cor 9:24-27)
Diabetes w/ godly diet, exercise and weight control (I Tim 4:7,8)
Derogatory speech w/ edifying comments (Eph. 4:11-16)
Divisive attitudes w/ unifying work, expressions and speech (Heb 13:7)
Disloyal statements or actions w/ loyalty (I Pet 5:1-5)
Dismayed w/ be not dismayed God will take care of you (I Pet 5:7)
Dissipated w/ focused contribution (2 Tim 2:1,2)
Danger w/ your safety (Psa 46:1,2)
Despondent w/ the joy of the Lord is my strength (Neb 8:10)
Distant w/ draw near to God and He will draw near to you (Jm 4:7)
Distasteful behavior and thoughts w/ pure in heart (Matt 5:5-8)
Disagreeing w/ agreeing to disagree (Rom 12:9-21)
Disputing w/ love overlooks a fault (Jn 13:34,35)
Disrespectful w/ respecting God’s people and creation (Psa 139)
Dabbling w/ focusing on the harvest fields (Matt 9:36-38)
Dissatisfied w/ satisfied as being content in Him (Phil. 4:12,13)
Distraught w/ God of all hope and hopeful (Rom 15:13)
Dysfunctional w/ functioning for God and His purposes (Mt 28:16-20)
Disbelief w/ belief in His promises, priorities and power (2 Pet 1:3-8)
Deprivation w/ poor yet making many rich (2 Cor 6:1-15)
Denial w/ taking up your cross daily and following Him (Lk 9:23,24)
Disruptive w/ cooperative and submission to authorities (I Pet 5:5,6)
Disenchantment w/ faith (Heb 11:6)
Dryness w/ feeding on the river of life (John 7:38)
Destabilizing w/ sowing seeds of love, stability and unity (Phil. 2:1,2)
Disheveled w/ order (I Cor 14:44)
Disarray w/ order, calm and unity by agreeing in the Lord (Phil. 4:1-4)
Disoriented w/ your proper orientation (Phil. 2:13,14)
Disputing w/ learning to live a quiet life & not be a busy body I Thes 4:11
Defeated w/ faith is the victory that overcomes the world (I Jn 5:4,5)
Deterioration w/ edification (Eph. 4:11-18)
Disaffected w/ loyalty, belonging and acceptance (Rom 15:7)
Discontented w/ your contentment in good and bad times (Phil 4:12,13)
Dereliction of duty w/ obedience, faithfulness, steadfastness I Cor 15:58
Disconsolate w/ come ye disconsolate where’re ye languish (Psa 34)
Disruptive w/ submission, support and cooperation (I Pet 5:1-6)
Despondent w/ plowing up the fallow ground (Hosea 10:17)
Downcast w/ hope in God for I will yet praise Him (Psa 42)
Disgraceful attitudes and actions w/ upstanding actions (2 Tim 3:10)
Dream-driven w/ driven by truth, love and obedience (Jn 14:21)
Doctrine that is false w/ study to show yourself approved (2 Tim 2:15)
Dissipation w/ not being weighed by frivolous living (Lk 21:34)
Discrimination w/ there is neither male-female all one in Christ (Gal 2:28)
Dishonor w/ honor to God and to those we represent (Rom 2:23)
Divorce w/ loyalty to one’s vows (Mal 2:16)
Differing weights and evaluations w/ (Prov 20:23)
Difficulties w/ endurance, enablement & empowerment (I Cor 12:10)
Detestable w/ avoiding sin that is detestable to God (Ezek 8:13)
Despair w/ not overwhelmed or giving in to discouragement (2 Cor 4:8)
Destroyed w/ realizing that all things will be destroyed (2 Pet 3:11)
