Friday... We face the unknown of another day and we're not alone.

So much that can happen can make it so that we face a new day alone. But are we?

The choices we make can bring us to a point that we face life needing help, needing someone with us to help carry our heavy load but we feel all alone or the one with us doesn't have what it takes to help us.

I just finished reading Psalm 150 and each of the 6 verses gives us a reminder that we are not alone and we reinforced that fact by saying "Praise him". In the days of deep feelings of being alone and feeling inadequate to facing a new day it is important to "Praise him."

Now verse 2 (NLT) is a great reminder when facing the unknown of a new day. It says, "Praise him for his mighty works, praise his unequaled greatness." We are not alone and there is nothing in the unknown of another day that is too great for God to handle. We can't do it by ourself but we are not by ourself, He is with us. We need to stop and acknowledge that fact. "Praise Him for His mighty works. praise his unequaled greatness."

The Amplified Bible says, "Praise Him for His mighty acts. Praise Him according to [the abundance of] His greatness."

So let's stop focusing on the greatness of the problem and focus on the abundance of His unequaled greatness. He has what it takes to handle anything that life and it's difficulties bring and the mess that our choices have made. He is mighty and He is abundant in unequaled greatness and He loves you. You are very important to Him.

Praising Him for His mighty acts just reminds us that He has done it before and praising Him according to the abundance of His greatness means that He has what it takes to handle anything that you are facing.

And verse 6 ends this Psalm by saying, "Let everything that has breath and every breath of life praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)." Now that is the way to face the unknown of another day, isn't it? Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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