Tuesday... This is the best, yes, it is the best.

So many of us strive each and everyday to be the best, to have the best. It seems to be so important.

We are headed into the Olympics and those who are participants are rewarded when they are the best. They get to stand up there on that platform and they have a gold metal placed around there neck. That gold metal says that on that particular day, in that particular event they were the best. But there are so many more who also worked so hard but they don't have a metal.

Now here is what we each one needs to know, we need to realize this if we want the best. In our manual for living a successful life, David in Psalm 32:8 (NLT) gives this thought. "The Lord says, 'I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.'"

When I was young our family traveled all over the United States. My dad was what was called an Evangelist. We went from church to church and our family would sing and my dad would preach. We were in the car a lot and I was the map-guy. I still love to take a big US Atlass and look at it and strive to remember the roads and the cities.

Now God is our map-God. He can see everything. He knows without a doubt the best way to go. Sometimes it is different from what we would choose but he knows best. Yes, we trust him because he knows the best pathways for our life.

Verses 8-10 in the Message says, "Let me give you some good advice; I'm looking you in the eye and give it to you straight; 'Don't be ornery like a horse or a mule that needs bit and bridle to stay on track.' God-definers are always in trouble; God-affirmers find themselves loved every time they turn around."

Verses 10-11 in the Amplified Bible says, "Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but he who trusts in and relies on the Lord shall be surrounded with compassion and lovingkindness. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous [who actively seek right standing with Him]; Shout for joy, all you upright in the heart."

Now back to verse 8 in the Amplified. "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you [who are willing to learn] with My eye on you."

Now this really is the best, yes it is the best. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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