Thursday... Maybe you need this fix today.

Thursday... Maybe you need this fix today. How has your day started?

In Psalm 42 and 43 the Psalmist repeats himself. Some even think that these two Psalms were one Psalm at one time. It seems that this Psalmist was going through a down time and needed a fix. Maybe you are too.

The Psalmist asks a very good question in Psalm 42:5, 11 and Psalm 43:5 (MSG). He asks a question that many of us could be asking in what we have been and are going though. He asks himself, "Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues?" If we were with you today, could we ask you that question and of course you could come back with some great answers. Somehow we thought this would be over by now and we could get back to what our life used to be like.

Now the answer is found in what we are fixing your eyes on. Yes there is a lot around us that is bringing us down, down, down. But the Psalmist writes, "Fix my eyes on God - soon I'll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He's my God."

Everyday after I have gotten us from my night of rest and have cleaned up and put clean clothes on, I then open up all the window blinds to let the light in, I sit in one particular chair and give thanks to God for so many good things in my life. I give Him thanks. I fix my eyes on what God has done for me. That is a great way to start my day. I did that this morning and then fixed me something to eat and then back to the same chair to connect with God through prayer and His Word. Now that's one way to fix your eyes on God.

Yes, life can be rough right now but God takes bad and turns it into good.

"Why are you so down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God - soon I'll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He's my God." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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