Tuesday... Is this you? Is this how you are feeling today?

The Psalmist writes in Psalm 22:1 (NLT), "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away?" And it is so easy for us to get to that place, especially if our focus is on the situations around us. But David, the writer of this doesn't stay there.

Later he says, verse 11, "Do not stay so far from me, for trouble is near and no one else can help me." Pray, pray, connect with God, don't stop praying and then in your praying turn to worship and to praise.

Verse 23-24 (MSG), "Shout, Hallelujah, you God worshipers; give glory, you sons of Jacob; adore him, you daughters of Israel. He never has let you down, never looked the other way when you were being kicked around. He has never wandered off to do his own thing; he has been right there listening."

And then David says in verses 27-28 (MSG), "From the four corners of the earth people are coming to their senses, are running back to God. Long-lost families are falling on their faces before him. God has taken charge; from now on he has the last word."

Look around. God is at work. He is at work in your life. Just connect with him, worship him, praise him for who he is, and remember and thank him for what he has done and then look and see what he is doing.

Verses 30-31 (NLT) say, "Our children will also serve him. Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord. HIs righteous acts will be told to those not yet born. They will hear about everything he has done." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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