This is the Day!

This is the Day

^” This is the day the LORD has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

(Psalm 118v 24)

            There are 365 days every year. Our goal and challenge is to enjoy them all. We can not allow our finances; boss or other outside influences to steal the pleasure from any day. God put us here to be happy and we need to do that for Him.

OK, let’s get real, some days are just a drag, things go terribly wrong, God rains on our parade, our back goes out again etc. When negative things get in the way, we have hard choices to make. We can choose to have a bad day or chose to trust our faith and give thanks for what went right. Some days it seems that the only thing to give thanks for is that it is over. Well, that’s enough to make it a good day.

We all have problems and challenges that will take longer than one day to resolve. Many issues seem unsolvable. We need to remember two very important things. When we live one day at a time, we simplify our solutions. If we do not get it today, we can work on it tomorrow. When we believe an issue is unsolvable, we need to remember that the Lord is with us and He can change the rules. We need to pray and turn unsolvable issues over to the Lord.

Allowing God to be with us every day guarantees that we will have a good day.

Thought for the Day: This will be a great week for all of us. We will walk through the challenges and bless the Lord for the experiences and lessons that we learn one day at a time.

Prayer for the Week: Dear Lord and father, we are often confused by our world. There are problems that we want to fix NOW and cannot. This week we give thanks for the many things that go well and the blessings that we have. We give thanks and pray that we may contribute to your plan in a cheerful and blessed way.