First Light

4 08 2016

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. Psalm 143:8

another sunriseIn the early morning, before the city fully awakens there is blessed quietness. The sun has yet to rise and only the birds are celebrating that a new day has begun. It’s a perfect time to sit and meditate about God’s goodness. God is good and God is great. The gift of mercies is renewed with a new day. I can begin again with a refreshed mind and spirit. So many things happened yesterday and the days before but with first light I gain new perspective, new direction and new courage to forge ahead. I can take this quiet time of gratitude and praise into the rest of my day. I can carry this peace through the hustle and bustle that will come in later hours. I can maintain my joy and seek to spread it to others remembering the blessing of first light.

 

 


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Surrounded

16 01 2015

IMG_0160Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning,

for I am trusting you.

Show me where to walk,

for I give myself to you.  Psalm 143:8 NLT

We can set the atmosphere for our daily living.  I feel like I am at my best when I take the time to set the stage for my day.  A good start begins with a prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord for another day; just taking a few moments before anything else to invite the Holy Spirit into my day.  Taking a brief time of thanksgiving and stillness in God to reflect on His goodness and His power makes all the difference.  My office and my car are places of peace where I listen to uplifting messages or encouraging music.  Inspirational notes and pictures of loved ones adorn my desk that keeps a smile on my face.  They are visual reminders of God’s blessings to me.   Throughout the day, I can keep soft music or something edifying playing in the background.   I want to surround myself with peace and reminders of Him.

I am thankful for this time and this place in my life.  I am thankful for the opportunity to surround my life with reminders of His love, mercy and goodness to me.  I praise God for another day.  I bless His Holy name for a day ahead filled with love, peace and joy that flows from Him.

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.  Psalm 103: 1-2


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