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Thursday... So let's be restored, renewed and reassured, today.


Thursday... So let's be restored, renewed and reassured, today.

Thank you so much, God for giving me something worthwhile to do in my retirement. I love getting up and knowing that I have an opportunity to share with people, to give them encouragement, and to show them how you can make a difference in today in their lives. Thank you so much for your Word!

Psalm 119:37 (NLT) is a great prayer for each of us as we face a new day and the beginning tomorrow of a new month. It says, "Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word." The Amplified Bible says this verse this way. It says, "Turn my eyes away from vanity [all those worldly things that distract - let your priorities be mine], and restore me [with renewed energy] in your ways."

Those distractions that come across our path even as we start our day can really drain our energy to face a new day, can't they?

I many times am awakened early by thoughts that are there to start by day off with discouragement. The cares of life do that so I usually start praying and asking God for solutions and resting in the fact that they are now his and he will show me how to handle them. And usually I go to sleep knowing that I am not alone. 

Sometimes we turn our attention to worthless things to keep us from dealing with those areas that God wants to help us take care of. They have a way of distracting us away from him and his word, where we find his way to handle them.

The prayer continues in verse 38 (NLT). It says, "Reassure me of your promise, made to those who fear you." The Amplified Bible says, "Establish Your word and confirm Your promise to Your servant, and that which produces [awe inspired] reverence for You." Awe inspired reverence is what it means to fear Him.

Verses 39-40 (NLT) goes on, "Help me abandon my shameful ways; for your regulations are good. I long to obey your commandments! Renew my life with your goodness." I love that, God, would you renew my life with your goodness? He wants to if if we will ask him to.

To be restored, renewed and reassured are good things at the beginning of today, aren't they?.  So, God, "Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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