
Begin the Day with Gratitude
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.—James 1:17 (NIV)
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.—Proverbs 4:23 (ESV)
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale helped countless people by teaching that one of the greatest choices you have in life is choosing what you want to think. When you choose to think good thoughts, everything changes for the better.
Dear Lord, thank You for empowering me with positive thinking. I increase my happiness and joy by focusing on the good.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.—James 1:17 (NIV)

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.—Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.—2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)