Happy Monday! Today is not a dress rehearsal; this present moment is where you are. It is all you have. Maybe this is not a day you awoke feeling as if all is right with the world. We all have experienced that for whatever reason.
Is there a plan we might follow to make it a good day? Let us ponder the possibility. First, God has already provided all we need to live this one day. Lamentations 3:22b-23a says, …because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning:… God is on our side! We are more than conquerors with Him. He is (and will be) our confidence. Proverbs 3:26 tells us, For the LORD shall be thy confidence,…
Second, we are given the capability of choosing our attitude, particularly joy. Does this seem impossible to you? Someone has said, “Life need not be easy to be joyful. Joy is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of Christ.” Then again, it’s our choice.
As we face obstacles that are ahead, weakness—maybe even cowardice—can rear its ugly head. D.L. Moody stated, “In our partnership with God, all we contribute is weakness.” We learn from Paul that when we are weak, though the “thorn” is not taken away, we become stronger and our faith is deepened for trials yet to come.
At the end of the day that felt as though it was a day of defeat, it is great to know …that the trying of your faith worketh patience. James 1:3 reminds us that we have some spiritual muscles.
This makes me want to sing with A.H. Ackley:
“It is morning, it is morning in my heart;
Jesus made the gloomy shadows all depart.
Songs of gladness now I sing,
For since Jesus is my King
It is morning, it is morning in my heart.”
by Beverly Hyles
From the Mondays with Beverly blog. Reprinted with permission.
I sure miss this godly lady! ?
I just read this and it was just what I needed
This morning. Hope it helps you too!!!???