Father in Heaven, help me turn my concerns over to you, trusting in your unlimited power and love. Take my fear and bitterness, my sorrow and anxiety and replace them with faith and hope. Fill me with your Holy Spirit so that my heart is filled with a song.
Lord, guide us so that our words build, not break; honor, not demean; and bless, not curse. Let our words be those of compassion, not judgment; love, not scorn; and praise, not disparagement.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. [Mother Teresa]
Oh God, giver of all good things, thank you for the gifts of laughter and joy. Thank you for all of those things that give us entertainment and pleasure. May we honor and glorify you in the way we use and enjoy these blessings of life.
Work hard and play hard! [Grandpa’s motto]
A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face; a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day. [Proverbs 15:13 [MSG)]
A recent study done at the University of Kansas found that smiling (even when your heart’s not in it) can lower your heart rate and mitigate stress. So smile, because a smile on your face can make for a cheerful heart.
Smile at each other. Smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other – it doesn’t matter who it is – and that will help you to grow up in greater love for each other. [Mother Teresa]
Which is worse in God’s eyes? Doing the right thing, but for the wrong reason, or mistakenly doing the wrong thing, but for the right reason? Lord, help us remember that why we do things is just as important as what we actually do.
It’s not enough to make God number one on our list of priorities; He wants to be the center of our lives. God doesn’t want to be a priority; He wants to be the one who sets our priorities!
