Thursday... This is a great place to start our day.

Thursday... This is a great place to start our day. It really is.

Here is what Psalm 112:1 (AMP) says, "Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience], who delights greatly in His commandments." It is all in the way we start our day.

"Praise the Lord!" Now it is all in our focus. Yes, I could be discouraged about my weight gain but that will be taken care of. That is one annoyance but there are so many other good things that I know come from having a right relationship with God and I praise Him for those. I mean, I am blessed, I am fortunate, I am prosperous and I am favored by God so I start my day praising Him for His goodness. "Hallelujah!"

Now if we don't see those to be true then it may be in our focus. Oh I'm not rich financially but I am prosperous in so many different ways and I am so fortunate and I am favored by God. How do I know that to be true? Well, He said I am and He doesn't lie. The enemy is the lier. So who am I going to listen to? I choose God.

Now there is a key to it. It says (NIV), "Blessed are those who fear the Lord." Now that is not a negative fear but a fear that comes from awe-inspired reverence, by worshiping Him with obedience and delighting greatly in His commandments.

I remember when I did something wrong and my dad would say, "Where did I go wrong?" I know some would say that is not the way to go but it worked for me. I never wanted to displease my dad. I loved him so much. I really did and still do.

I never want to displease God because I love Him so much and He loves me so much. So a great way to start our day is by praising the Lord for who He is and thanking Him for what He has done. The NLT says, "Praise the Lord! How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying his commands." And that is so very true! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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