Thank you Lord for your assurance that there is no need to fear what today has to offer or what tomorrow will bring.
Lord, guide my words and guard my mouth, especially when I am tempted to gossip, have the last word, or use bad language. May my words be a blessing to others and a gift to you.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. [Isaiah 43:2 (NIV)When going through troubled waters, we can either sink or swim. Thank you, God, for being with us to keep us afloat and for the assurance that our hard trials cannot damage us.
Dear Lord, we know that enhancing our spirits is far more important than adorning our bodies. Guide us so we spend more time in prayer and less time in front of the mirror. May our main concern be who we are on the inside and not what we appear to be on the outside.
If you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing that’s all that you really are. Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish is the wonderful workings of your mind: Your humor, your kindness, and your moral courage. These are the things I cherish so in you. [Said by Mrs. March to her girls in Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women”]
In crisis or calm, in failure or success, in poverty or plenty, in weakness or strength – Lord, show us how to be content in all circumstances. No matter where we are, who is with us, or what we have, your presence is all we need. Thank you.
God doesn’t just draw a line through the list of our sins; he doesn’t even use White-Out or correct tape. He uses the delete button and then empties the recycle bin in his heavenly computer. Our sins are completely wiped away; they are over, done with, and gone!
Thank you, Lord, for the gift of forgiveness and the blank document on which to write today’s story.
