Be sure to start the day out right.

My thoughts and prayers are with you for the opportunities before you and maybe in some of your lives there may be obstacles which determine a need for prayer as well. I find it such a joy to look for something each week to encourage others with. My mind today is on how we have to constantly be aware of how we think because it will determine how we act. I know the great deceiver, the devil, wants to keep us distracted, discouraged, and defeated. However, I remind you he only possesses the areas we give to him. Our mind is the communication center from which all things, good or bad, positive or negative, and helpful or hurtful flow. Think about how your mind is influenced and how you can control it if you would make a few adjustments.

The first thing for all of us to consider is starting our day out right. From the physical things, such as what to wear, to whether we arrive on time or late, to being prepared means everything. Do not start your day frantically or in a frenzy. Consider the spiritual as well. Start the day with HIM. Give HIM control, seek HIS face, acknowledge your need for HIS help in everything. You will be amazed at how things flow so much better. Last and definitely not least, keep your distance from negative people. If your friends are not positive, accentuating and Christlike, you ought to seek out friends who will encourage and lift HIM and you up.

Proverbs 3:5-8  Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

Derwin