My daily devotion came today & as it often is, it came from God directly to me. It's funny, but often I know God speaks to me through emails, devotions, things on the radio, etc. I've even prayed before, "God, just write it on the wall for me." Maybe I'm just not still enough to hear His voice, but I definitely "get it" when He sends me a message in black and white - my computer emails are my "writing on the wall" :)
I was starting to get down about some past events & I just prayed this morning that God would be with me & make me strong enough to resist the depressing thoughts that satan loves to put into my mind.
This is what my message from Proverbs 31 was today:
"I’ve started making the choice to say a simple statement that often diverts a bad attitude. And the statement is this, “If this is the worst thing that happens to me today, it’s still a pretty good day.” Boy does this statement put things into perspective. I guess it’s an everyday way to do a little heart check up. The Bible tells us that we should intentionally make our minds think of things that are good, true,excellent, and praiseworthy. The more I think about things like these, the more my perspective seems to stay in check. In Colossians 3:15 we are instructed to, “Let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts… and bethankful.” Verse 16 goes on to say that we should also, “Let the word of God dwell in us richly…” Finally, verse 17 says, “And whatever you do,whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus…” Letting the peace of Christ rule in our hearts and letting the word of God dwell in us richly doesn’t just happen naturally. We have to intentionallymake those choices. And we have to challenge ourselves to deal with the bad while focusing on all the good that is there as well."
Friday, April 4, 2008
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