Start Each Day Right
Theme of the week: The Secret to Joy-Filled Living
Friday, March 22, 2013
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Key Bible Verse: This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) Dig Deeper: Psalm 118
A joy-filled life is the result of joyous decades, joyous years, joyous months, joyous weeks, and joyous days. But you can live a joy-filled life only one day at a time. Therefore, to boost your potential for joy, start with the essential daily foundation.
Visit with your heavenly Father before you visit with anyone else—and before you have turned your attention to the demands of the day. The early morning hours are ideally suited for prayer, meditation, and Bible study, as well as personal reflection and course correction. It is upon awakening in the morning that your mind is most peaceful and receptive to insight and inspiration. Quality thinking is far less likely in the agitated or cluttered mental state that often follows a hectic day of work.
Be still, and remind yourself that God is in control. Take time every single day to surrender every corner of your life to him. Contemplate the size and scope of God. Remind yourself that any problem is small when compared to your heavenly Father. Experience the cleansing, renewing, and invigorating power that is always available to you.
Pour God into your morning before you expose yourself to the headlines and heartaches of the day.
—Tommy Newberry in 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life
My Response: Which tips from today's reading do I need to start incorporating in my alone times with God?
Thought to Apply: Only the forward-thinking Christian remains sincerely optimistic and joyful, knowing that Christ will win in the end.—Billy Graham (evangelist)
Adapted from 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life (Tyndale, 2012) by permission. All rights reserved by the copyright holder and/or the publisher. May not be reproduced.
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Father, help me to think about the good rather than the bad, the true rather than the false; even amid difficult and painful experiences, may I turn to you for hope, peace, and joy.
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