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Day 1: The Shift That Changes Everything

I’ve learned over the years how quickly life can shift without warning and without asking my permission. Maybe you’ve noticed the same thing. One moment everything seems steady, and the next moment the ground beneath your feet changes. I’ve walked through seasons where the path I imagined for my life suddenly crumbled, leaving me frustrated, shaken, and unsure of what to do next.

But through all those moments, God taught me something that changed everything: the greatest shift in our lives doesn’t start with our circumstances. It starts with our attitude.

When I talk about managing your attitude, I’m not referring to pretending everything is fine or just thinking positively. Attitude, to me, is a biblically grounded decision to trust God’s sovereignty even when life feels unfair or painful. It’s choosing to believe that God is still good, still present, and still working, especially when nothing around you makes sense.

As a kid, I watched the brokenness in my family play out in ways that shaped me deeply. I grew up with a father who was a functioning alcoholic, someone who carried unresolved pain that spilled into our home day after day. I saw anger, false accusations, and emotional wounds that left my mother drained and our family shaken.

In those moments, I didn’t get to choose what was happening around me, but I did begin learning that I could choose what happened in me. Tough seasons don’t always break us; sometimes they build something in us that we could never have developed otherwise. I didn’t know it then, but God was preparing me. He was teaching me to lean on Him, trust Him, and let Him shape my heart even in the darkest places.

This is what I mean when I talk about “the shift that changes everything.” It’s realizing your attitude isn’t a hostage to your situation. It is, in many ways, an act of worship. And God honors that choice. Scripture says, “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard…the things which God has prepared for those who love Him” (1 Corinthians 2:9). I believe that with all my heart.