…rejoice, O sons of Zion, and be glad in the LORD your God;
For He has given you the early rain for your vindication. And He has poured down for you the rain, The early and latter rain as before.
The threshing floors will be full of grain, And the vats will overflow with the new wine and oil.
Joel 2:23-24
As I sit here tonight thinking about the New Year that is approaching, I feel deeply the words “change ahead.”
There will be change in our world; change in our government; change in our cities; change in our communities; change in our churches; change in our families; and change in our lives.
Change can be scary; it can be challenging; but it is inevitable. To grow physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually means there will be change in our lives.
Change shouldn’t take place just for the sake of change. But, it does need to take place. It also needs to be God directed! What we think needs to change may not align with what God thinks.
We also need to be careful about telling others THEY need to change before we seek God on how WE need to change. Help us, Lord!
My prayer for this New Year is that we will allow God to move mightily in our lives and change our fear into faith; our doubt into trust; our pride into humility; our weakness into strength; and our self centered thinking into God centered thinking.
I pray that we will think before we speak; listen before we speak; and always speak in love.
I pray that those plans and ideas and ministries that have been put on the “back burner” will be moved forward! It’s time! Seek the Lord for He is waiting!
There is change ahead! And if we let God lead the change – all will be well!!
I praise You when I awaken…I praise You as I go about my day…and I praise You as I lay down to sleep.
May my soul, mind, and spirit be filled with thoughts of You, Lord, and may I reflect Your Light in everything I say and do this day!
Beloved of God, shine brightly for Him!!! LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE!!
So many times our perspective of situations and circumstances are totally different from the Lord’s perspective!
He knows the beginning and the end…and all that is in-between.
May we remember that we are seated in heavenly places with Him! (Ephesians 2:6).
May our perspective be a heavenly perspective…an eternal perspective…and not that of the flesh.
May it be so, LORD….
Good morning, Lord!
Thank You for this day full of opportunities to love You and to show others Your love for them.
I rejoice in having another day on this earth to be used for Your Glory! I look for divine appointments…times that You set into place for a specific purpose.
Open my eyes, Lord, that I may see! Anoint my ears, Lord, that I may hear You more clearly! Anoint my mouth, Lord, that I may speak Your will!
Use me, Lord, for Your kingdom purposes this day! I am Your vessel! I surrender all I am and all I will be to You! I love You!!
YOU have received a special gift from the Lord!
We are told to employ it…to use it…in order to serve one another and for God to be glorified! What gift are you using for the body of Christ and for our Lord’s glory?
Don’t think that your gift is not needed or not as great as others! You are special and unique and the Holy Spirit will empower you to use His gift within you to build up and strengthen the body of Christ!
Glorify the Lord by using your gift for Him today!
Look for opportunities…
“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.” [Brian Tracy]
Oh Lord! Help us to walk in a right attitude! Help us to be a people that walk in the fruit of the Spirit. May we allow the Holy Spirit to bear His fruit through us. We can’t do it on our own, Lord! We need YOU!!
“…the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 ESV
Reflection of Glory! 