This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.—Psalm 118:24 (ESV)
Sometimes we concentrate so hard on making a living that we forget to live. Don’t become so absorbed with making ends meet and the problems of life that you miss its possibilities.
Lord, help me to separate the wheat of life from the chaff.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.—Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)
When difficulties arise, Christ can help you. He can be a steady foundation through changing situations and emotional ups and downs. If you are feeling awash in a sea of uncertainty and self-doubt, look to Him for help.
Steady me, Lord, when I waver and take my eyes off You.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.—Psalm 147:3 (NIV)
Elisabeth Elliot wrote , “Repeatedly throughout our lives we encounter the roadblock of suffering. What do we do with it? Our answer will determine what we can say to another who needs comfort.” No one knows all of the answers or why things happen, but we can choose to trust God in every situation and always look for the good.
Lord, help me through times of sorrow and please reassure that my struggles are preparing me for the future.
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”—Matthew 9:12–13 (NIV)
Is something from your past bothering you? Is something that you did or didn’t do haunting your thoughts? Pray, believe in Jesus’ forgiveness, and close the door on all those things. Jesus is more than capable of setting you free from your past.
Heavenly Father, I am worthy of being Your child. You are ready to heal me and help me to let go of yesterday so I can be my best today.
For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance.—Matthew 25:29 (NIV)
In Christ’s Parable of the Talents when it comes time to sum up our lives, the only standard that counts is how well we measure up to our own potential. Christ wants us to invest the gifts He has given by serving and giving to others without restraint.
Dear God, please guide me to give my gifts without restraint.
Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.—1 Chronicles 16:11 (NIV)
Life’s struggles make it possible to grow in strength and understanding. No matter what you face, Almighty God has placed within you the power to overcome overwhelming situations. Tap into the Source and face life’s problems with God’s help.
Dear Lord, because You are my strength in times of trouble, I know You are always there to help me.
Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.—2 Corinthians 9:6 (ESV)
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.—Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)
A successful approach to accomplish a goal is to picture yourself having done so ahead of the fact. If you can see something in your mind, it’s easier to believe it possible, and anything is possible if you can believe. Visualize a positive outcome.
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”—Psalm 51:10 (NIV)
Spring is the perfect time to clean your spirit. Open the windows of your soul and invite the fresh, clean wind of the Holy Spirit. Sort through the emotional clutter you have accumulated and toss out the grievances and resentments that grow like dust bunnies.
Heavenly Father thank You for the healing power of forgiveness that transforms my life.
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.—Galatians 6:9 (ESV)
Toda y reach out and help someone. Welcome a new neighbor with a prayer for their home, call an old friend. Spread a little comfort and joy where it is needed.
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.—Colossians 3:13 (NIV)
When you have been wronged, do you let resentment tie up your life in knots? Don’t let animosity sap you of strength, and sidetrack you from moving forward. Pray to be free of hard-hearted feelings. When you have hurt another with some action or omission, ask for forgiveness. Then, whether you receive it or not, put the experience behind you.
Lord, help me overlook other’s faults in the hope that they will overlook mine.
Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly…—1 CORINTHIANS 9:26 (NIV)
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.—PROVERBS 12:25 (NIV
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God— this is your true and proper worship.—Romans 12:1 (NIV)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.—Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.—Romans 5:8 (NIV)
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.—Luke 6:35 (ESV)
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.—Luke 6:38 (NIV)
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.—1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.—2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.—Philippians 4:11 (NIV)
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.—Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger.—Ephesians 4:26 (ESV)
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.—Psalm 107:1 (NIV)
Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.—Galatians 6:9 (ESV)
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God…—1 Peter 2:16–17 (NIV)
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!—1 John 3:1 (NIV)
As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.—1 Samuel 18:1 (ESV)
For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”—Galatians 5:14 (NIV)
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.—John 15:12 (ESV)
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.—2 Thessalonians 3:16 (NIV)
