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What if, just for today, you could trade all your same-old ways of thinking (and worrying) for new and young?
“[L]et the Spirit make your way of thinking, feeling and perceiving new and young.” Ephesians 4:23
“O Holy Spirit of God, . . . [p]ervade all my imaginations.” John Baillie
If someone who loved you and knew you (and everything else) inside out said, “It is good for you to ____,” wouldn’t you do it gladly?
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord. . . .” Psalm 92:1
Father, thank You for telling me what is good for me today. May I do it gladly.
Sometimes, without even realizing it, you take on all the pressure of running your world. Remembering that you don’t have to trade places with God is a joyous relief.
joie de vivre: hearty and carefree enjoyment of life
“The fruit of the Holy Spirit is . . . joy and delight. . . .” Galatians 5:22
If a good God really loved you, it would be hard to stay worried or insecure or driven or discouraged unless you thought He was exaggerating.
“What [if] . . . the truest thing about [God’s] heart toward yours is not disappointment or disapproval but deep, fiery, passionate love?” John Eldredge
“As the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so your God will rejoice over you.” Isaiah 62:5
Every choice you make today changes you. By bedtime, you’ll be a different person.
“[E]very time you make a choice, you are turning the central part of you . . . into something a little different from what it was before. . . . [Y]ou are slowly turning this central thing either into a heavenly creature or into a hellish creature. . . .” C. S. Lewis
“[B]e metamorphosed. . . .” Romans 12:2
When you’re in a safe and sheltered place, you don’t have to worry about storms and danger and such.
“[I]n the shadow of Your wings I will sing for joy.” Psalm 63:7
“O Lord, who art as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land, . . . in Thine abundant compassion and unutterable tenderness, bring us, we pray Thee, unto Thy rest.” Christina Rosetti
