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A lot of today’s choices will boil down to one thing: to-be-or-not-to-be selfish. Sometimes just remembering that is half the battle.
“Choices are hard.” Gwyneth Ferguson, age 5
Father, thank You for offering me Your gracious help today. It will be a relief at every turn. From Hebrews 4:16
When the road ahead looks long and daunting, it helps to remember that you don’t have to live any tomorrows today (and you don’t have to live any todays alone).
“[D]on’t be gazing at that mountain or river in the distance and saying, ‘How shall I ever get over [it]?’ but keep to the present little inch that is before you and accomplish that in the . . . moment that belongs to it.” M. A. Kelty
“[T]he eyes of the Lord search the whole earth that He may strengthen and embolden and encourage those whose hearts are wholly His.” 2 Chronicles 16:9
There’s a lot of talk these days about taking good care of our bodies. Sometimes we need a little encouragement (and permission) to take good care of our souls, too.
“Here I am, gentle Lord: you know the state of my soul this day, whether disconsolate or weary . . . ; let me come to you now for hope and rest and quiet joy, for you are a refuge for my soul.” Bobby Gross
“Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why are you disturbed and disquieted within me?” Psalm 43:5
You can spend today asking what-can-I-get, or you can choose now to look for every small chance to give.
“Do not only take occasions of doing good when they are thrust upon you; but study how to do all the good you can. . . . [I]t will make your neighbors to be to you as yourselves. . . .” Richard Baxter
“[B]e rich in good deeds, generous and ready to share. . . .” 1 Timothy 6:18
Sometimes, even with the best intentions, you can take up so much space in a conversation that there’s not much left for the other person.
“[The] gift of not doing – not interrupting, not attempting to solve problems, not prematurely or inappropriately advising, not assuming that what has worked for [you] will work for others.” David Benner
“Offer hospitality to one another. . . .” 1 Peter 4:9
If life weren’t dangerous and hard, we wouldn’t need a hiding place.
“Lord, You are . . . my place of safety and refuge in the day of trouble and distress.” Jeremiah 16:19
“You are my hiding place. You protect me . . . and surround me. . . .” Psalm 32:7
