Make Today Count!
If there is anything GOOD: Focus There
Now is the time to take responsibility for attitudes that are negative and counter-productive. Today is the day to challenge attitudes that are less than loving, and filled with criticism. With God all things are possible, including attitude adjustments and other personal miracles of heart.
Praise Prayer/ Psalm 100…The Message
On your feet now–applaud God!
Bring a gift of laughter,
sing yourselves into his presence.
Know this: God is God, and He made us.
We didn’t make him.
We’re his people, his well tended sheep.
Enter with the password: ” Thank you!”
Make yourselves at home, talking praise.
Thank him. Worship him.
For God is sheer beauty,
all generous in love
loyal always and ever.
Truth Dare
Romans 8:12-14 The Message
“So don’t you see that we don’t owe this old do-it-yourself life one red cent. There’s nothing in it for us, nothing at all. The best thing to do is give it a decent burial and get on with your new life. God’s Spirit beckons. There are things to do and places to go!
This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike ” What’s next, Papa?” God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are.”
The Challenge
- Death to self involves coming to God, like a child, with dependence and faith
- Death to self involves surrendering our moods and attitudes to God
- Death to self produces more life in Christ
- Death to self leads us to praise God even when we don’t feel like it
- Death to self is living outside of our own reasonings
Questions to Ask Yourself
- What attitude of yours needs to be given a burial today?
- Are you believing lies that are based on today’s mood?
- Does moving in emotion lift you up, or bring you down?
- Will you join me in making today count for something spiritual by surrendering the mind and all loose or stray thoughts to God?
- Will you practice the secret password ” Thank You” and go about your day thanking God for at least ONE specific thing?
Daily Prayer
Lord I give you my attitude today. I desire to bring anything to you, in my thought life, that is counter productive, negative or not uplifting. Help me to find ONE thing today to hold on to and ONE thing to praise you for.
