by Don Metznik | Feb 19, 2025 | Today I Will
Today I will accept drudgery as part of life, but also believe that, with a Christian perspective, it can be transformed into a light that shines onto God’s glory. “Chambers tells all of us who experience drudgery that when we “arise and shine” (Isaiah 60:1)...
by Don Metznik | Feb 18, 2025 | Today I Will
Today I will accept despair as part of life, but also believe that I can offer it up on Christ’s altar where it can be accepted and redeemed. Then, with Christ’s help, I can move on to “the next thing” I am called to do. Trust Christ’s encouraging power and never let...
by Don Metznik | Feb 16, 2025 | Today I Will
Today I will arise from the dead, that is, jolt myself out of the deadness of being apart from Christ and take the initiative to connect with Christ and receive His vitality to face life’s challenges. What I cannot do myself can be done when Christ gives me His power....
by Don Metznik | Feb 14, 2025 | Today I Will
Today I will discipline myself to pay attention to God when I am in darkness. I will wait quietly and patiently for His word and not distract myself by frantically seeking answers on my own. “Song birds are taught to sing in the dark, and we are put into the shadow of...
by Don Metznik | Feb 13, 2025 | Today I Will
Today I will actively listen to God’s voice, conscious that I may so easily miss it by my preoccupation with other things. “A lily, or a tree, or a servant of God, may convey God’s message to me. What hinders me from hearing is that I am taken up with other things.”...
by Don Metznik | Feb 12, 2025 | Today I Will
Today I will take responsibility for my relationship to God-what I believe and how I shall act-and not fear to hear the voice of God speak to me. Unlike the Israelites at Sinai who were afraid to death of God as manifested in thunder, lightening, trumpets and smoke,...