Thursday... This can be so difficult to do.

Psalm 5:3 (NLT) says, "Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly."

There it is, the word wait. Waiting is so hard to do, isn't it? But also bringing your requests to someone and then waiting. I mean, humbling ourselves to the point that we need help is tough but when we do we don't want to wait but then there is another word. We wait expectantly.

And that is a great way to start our day. It really is. "Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly."

Verses 2 & 3 in the NIRV says, "My King and my God, hear me when I cry for help. I pray to you. Lord in the morning you hear my voice. In the morning I pray to you. I wait for you in hope."

So what are you facing today? Are you facing it alone. Waiting on yourself can take a long time to take care of the situation and your probably waiting with some anxiety. So start your day by praying to the One who can really make a difference in your situation, in your day and then wait for the answer and wait with expectation instead of anxiety.

Now here is another thing. When I each morning bring my requests to the Lord then I know that He is listening and so from experience I can wait expectantly, I can wait in hope. He's done it before and He'll do it again. I can wait with hope and expectation.

And then back to verses 1 & 2, (NLT), "O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you." So why should I go to someone else when I know what He can and will do. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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