Thursday... Today is a day for new focus.

I am up and sitting here is my daily Starbucks. I have my coffee, my computer, and I have just read my Psalm of the day, Psalm 54. Now our daily focus is usually like David, the writer of this Psalm and this is a good focus. Verses 1-2 (NLT) says, "Come with great power, O God, and rescue me. Defend me with your might. Listen to my prayer, O God. Pay attention to my plea." And that is a great way to start our day. We can connect with God through His Word and through prayer.

The last part of verse 3 says about some people, "They care nothing for God." I don't really understand what that is really like. I have a friend that feels that way and he told me that today's holiday is the holiday that he chooses to work. Now I didn't belittle him, I just didn't understand him.

We always need some kind of help and it is so great to have a relationship with someone who has what it takes to help us.

There is something that follows our asking for help. It is a change of focus and verse 4 (MSG) says, "Oh, look! God's right here helping! God's on my side." And then verses 6 & 7 says, "I'm ready now to worship, so ready." And here is the change in focus, "I thank you, God - you're so good. You got me out of every scrape, and I saw my enemies get it."

Now that is a natural focus after we have asked God for help and we found that "God is right there helping." "I thank you, God - you're so good." When we ask and He does then we thank.

So that is maybe why someone without a relationship with God looks at today differently than I do. But I do have a relationship with God and He has done so much for me so I want to thank Him. Happy Thanksgiving Day! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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