It is more than a sweet rhyme when people say that attitude determines altitude. In our previous meditation, we referred to the stellar performance of the British distance runner, Mo Farrah who won the 10,000 meters despite falling to the track in the course of the race. How did he manage to pull through? Here are his words in a post-race interview: “When I fell down, I was just thinking, ‘Try to get up, try to get up. Don’t panic, don’t panic, don’t panic’. And then I got up, and I tried to just get through it.” Right attitude played a major role for Farah. He tried to calm himself down. More damage results from panic in an emergency than the emergency itself. He was able to stay above the situation. Next to that was self-belief. Another word for that is confidence. If he had cast his confidence away, the race would have been over for him.

Attitude and confident outlook will remain relevant in our quest for victory. You are yet to see a champion whose self-confidence has been severely dented. Most times, external realities are only a reflection of the inner disposition. However, there may be situations where our attitude and confidence are proving to be inadequate for the victory we desire. That is when a child of God should remember the source of his or her strength. We have an inexhaustible reservoir of strength, Jesus Christ. Paul had this in mind when he declared without equivocation, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. With the power of Christ on your inside, you are guaranteed victory.