Today I will give thanks for my poverty: poverty of self-will, poverty of my own priorities, poverty of purpose, poverty of pretentiousness. For, only in my poverty can I gain Christ’s treasure, which is Him in me. Matthew 5:3 Blessed (happy, to be envied, and...
Today I will pray that when I get to the breaking point I will not break. That the Holy Spirit will strengthen me in my weakness, uphold me in my failing, and renew me in my weariness—this is faith. Matthew 8:26 And He said to them, Why are you timid and afraid, O...
Today I will live in God’s time. What time is that? First, it is not my time. To understand what God’s time is, understand the context of this message. An angel had appeared to Zechariah and announced that his wife, old and beyond child-bearing years, would give birth...
Today I will leave the past behind, with its triumphs and failures, and embrace the full life I can have only in Christ. The past is what it is. What I do now is what counts.We can’t dwell on the past—celebrating spiritual victories or mourning defeats. We must press...
Today I will persevere when faced with problems (trials, challenges) equipped with God’s word of truth and wisdom. To persevere in this way means to give credit for our victory to God. Let us pray for God’s gracious, loving strength, given with the perfect wisdom that...
Today I will give thanks for the manna of daily life; for all that sustains me day-to-day, for strength to gather it, for faith to trust in its deliverance, a faith of “just enough, just in time.” And just as I must gather, prepare, and cook it, so must I collect,...