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Tuesday... Remembering has power, confidence and motivation in it.


Psalm 126:3 (NIRV), "The Lord has done great things for us. And we are filled with joy."

Tuesday... Remembering has power, confidence and motivation in it.

There are times when we are facing, it seems the impossible and we are discouraged. And then there are times when we are facing the impossible with power, confidence and motivation. And I have found that remembering has a great impact on how we face what we are facing.


Psalm 126:1 (NIRV) says, "Our enemies took us away from Zion but when the Lord brought us home, it seemed like a dream." I love that! I love that! He goes on, "Our mouths were filled with laughter. Our tongues sang with joy." You see they remembered how God worked in their lives and verse 3 says, "The Lord has done great things for us. And we are filled with joy."

Stopping to remember has power, confidence and motivation when God is in our lives.

Now verses 4-6 are very important for us to see the part that we have in what we are facing. Verse 4 says, "LORD, bless with great success again, as rain makes streams flow in the Negev Desert." Yes it starts with God but he also uses rain to make streams in the desert. 

He goes on in verses 5-6. They say, "Those who cry as they plant their crops will sing with joy when they gather them in. Those who go out weeping as they carry seed to plant will come back singing with joy. They will bring the new crop back with them." Yes, there is a part for us to do that may not be easy but there is a reward.

Look at Proverbs 6. Verses 6-8 says, "You people who don't want to work, think about the ant! Consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander. It has no leader or ruler. But it stores up its food in the summer. It gathers its food at harvest time."

Verse 9-11 says, "You lazy people, how long will you lie there? When will you get up from your sleep? You might sleep a little nap. You might even fold your hands and rest. Then you would be poor, as if someone has robbed you. You would have little, as if someone had robbed you. You would have little, as if someone had stolen from you."

Yes, God wants to work in our lives and he has a part for us in it. Yes, remembering has power, confidence and motivation in it when God is in our lives. And yes, "The Lord has done great things for us. And we are filled with joy." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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