SECOND HALF OF OUR PROGRAM AND WE’RE GONNA CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION ON ATTITUDES. JOHN, WE KIND OF JUMPED INTO IT RIGHT BEFORE THE BREAK AND JUST SAID MAYBE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE HARD FOR SOME PEOPLE TO HEAR BUT I REALLY FELT LIKE GOD BROUGHT UP IN MY HEART TO SAY IF YOU HAVE A BAD ATTITUDE,
THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU REALLY DON’T LIKE IT AND THEY’RE GETTING INCREASINGLY TIRED OF IT.
(John Maxwell) CORRECT.
(Joyce) SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT? ARE YOU GONNA FACE THE FACT THAT YOU MAYBE HAVE A BAD ATTITUDE OR ARE YOU GONNA KEEP BLAMING EVERYTHING ON EVERYBODY ELSE? IF SOMEBODY’S AT THE POINT WHERE THEY’RE WILLING TO SAY “OKAY I DO HAVE A BAD ATTITUDE,”
WHAT CAN THEY DO?
(John) JOYCE, I REALLY FELT AT THAT PART OF THE PROGRAM THE LORD REALLY PUT THAT IN YOUR HEART BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THE VIEWERS ARE RIGHT IN THAT SITUATION AND LET ME BACK UP FOR A MOMENT AND PLAY OFF OF WHAT YOU SAID. I THINK THAT ALL OF US IN LIFE ARE EITHER AN ADDER OR A SUBTRACTER. IN OTHER WORDS, IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, JOYCE, I’M EITHER ADDING VALUE TO YOU AND I’M GIVING, CARING, SHARING OR ELSE I’M SUBTRACTING FROM YOU. IN OTHER WORDS, EVERY TIME WE’RE TOGETHER, I’M TAKING A LITTLE PIECE OF YOU AND I’M PULLING YOU DOWN AND SUBTRACTING. INSTEAD OF ADDING VALUE TO YOU, I’M TAKING A LITTLE PIECE EVERY TIME FROM YOU. WHAT I’VE DISCOVERED IS THAT FIRST OF ALL I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE SUBTRACTERS. IT GOES BACK TO WHEN YOU ASKED ME, “JOHN, DO YOU THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE NEGATIVE?” I THINK THEY ARE.
