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Thursday... It really is a good thing to do. It really is.


Thursday... It really is a good thing to do. It really is.

It really is a good thing to start your day by looking back on yesterday and thanking God for the good things He did for you.

Psalm 9:1 (AMP) says, "I will give thanks and praise the Lord, with all my heart; I will tell aloud all Your wonders and marvelous deeds." The Message says, "I am thanking you, God, from a full heart, I'm writing the book on your wonders."

I know, I know, I don't usually do what someone says to do either but it really is a good thing to do. For sure the enemy will let you know all the bad that happened to you and he'll put a blame in there for what God didn't do. That is usually how we start our day. But starting your day with not having a place in your heart for the bad but having it filled with the good is really a good thing to do.

I know it is hard because usually we start the day with turning on the bad news and then see what people are saying on the internet and we start depressed and anxious. It is all in our focus.

Now here is what verses 1-2 says in the New Living Translation, "I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; and tell of all the marvelous things you have done. I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High."

Verse 2 in The Message says, "I'm whistling, laughing, and jumping for joy; I'm singing your song, High God."

My wife, Margaret, has been in Chicago the past three days. She is a consultant and before Covid she was away quite a bit. Well, in my loneliness yesterday a thought came to me. And it was that God gave us what we needed even when we didn't know we needed it. I never would have thought that we needed a dog. But God did and He gave us Turner and Turner made all the difference in the last few days and in truth everyday. God is so good to us. So instead of dwelling on my loneliness I thanked Him for the marvelous thing He did. 

Now I'm getting a little emotional about this. God is so good to me. And I started my day in thanking Him specifically for what He did for me yesterday. 

Later in verses 9-11(NLT) David the writer of this Psalm says, "The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you. Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds." So let's start our day doing that and seeing that is really is a good thing to do. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginnng

 

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