Today’s Encouragement is, “It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening.” Psalm 92:1-2 NLT
Morning and Evening –
[Personal note: I awoke today with a heaviness in heart and mind. As I began my day, coffee, chair, Bible, a quick prayer, and the thought, “How do people survive without God?” I was trudging through those first moments, but as I turned to Jesus, opened God’s Word, and surrendered to Him, the gloom fled, and His Light entered. Thank You Jesus!]
How do you start your day? And end it? What thoughts immediately come to you when you wake up and as you crawl into bed?
Our thoughts are only ours. No one else can control our thoughts. We can choose, through lifelong habits, to obsess about tomorrow, wallow in the mistakes of yesterday, fear the unknown future, or even grieve over past sins. Our thoughts are incredibly powerful and unlimited!
So what are you thinking, especially at the critical moments when you begin and end the day?
What we focus on becomes our primary issue. Fears, worries, regrets, shame, doubt, all these and more keep us in slavery! The route to freedom is clearly provided in today’s encouragement.
Proclaim God’s unfailing love in the morning, His faithfulness in the evening. Begin and end each day focused on His Love and Faithfulness to us!
We choose.
Father, thank You for the wisdom, direction, and clarity You have provided us in Your Word. Help us take control of our thoughts and focus on You, at least every morning and evening, that we might be made free from the pollution of our minds.
Morning By Morning
Pat Barrett
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