Friday... This can make such a difference in starting a new day! Yes, it can!

Friday... This can make such a difference in starting a new day! Yes, it can! What a difference it would make if we did this as we start each new day.

David writes in Psalm 145:1 & 2 (NLT), "I will exalt you, my God and King." We, it seem, exalt our problems, our difficulties, our insecurities as we start each new day. But David says, "I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever. I will praise you every day;" not just when I need you but "I will praise you every day; yes I will praise you forever." And verse 3 says, "Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness." He can handle the mountain that you are facing today.

Verse 5 says, "I will meditate on your majesty, glorious splendor and your wonderful miracles." We go to bed thinking about all that we are facing, we wake up in great despair not sure we want to get up because of what we will be facing and the more we dwell on them the greater they become. Why not meditate on God's majesty, His glorious splendor, and His wonderful miracles and see if that sets our day into a new perspective!

Also verses 8 & 9, "The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. The Lord is good to everyone. He shows compassion on all his creation." And that means you and me.

Then look at verses 19 & 20, "He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry for help and rescues them. The Lord protects all those who love him, but he destroys the wicked." So loving Him is the key here.

So what do you think would happen if we focused on Him through praise instead of focusing on our problems and difficulties. Oh we need to deal with those problems and difficulties but we don't face them alone. Do you see how that would and could make a difference in how we face each new day? And it will. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginng

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