Brighter and Brighter!

 

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

Proverbs 4:18, ESV

Brighter and Brighter

It’s interesting that some psychological studies have shown what’s called “the happiness curve.” That research showed that most people are happiest at twenty years old, then it gradually decreases until you’re fifty. We often hear about people having a midlife crisis, being burned out, struggling to go on around the fifty-year low. Then it starts going back up. At seventy, you’re as happy as you were at twenty. But it doesn’t stop there. It continues to rise. After seventy, you’re happier and more fulfilled than you’ve ever been. You may feel discouraged and struggling to find happiness today. Some of what you’re fighting against can be the natural rhythms of life. The people who stay happy, who don’t fall into a state of discouragement, who don’t go downhill, are the people who rule over their thoughts. They are the people who keep their hopes up, the people who know that God is still on the throne. Don’t believe the lies that you’ve seen your best days. Remind yourself that today’s Scripture says your tomorrow will be better than today. Let that fuel your faith.

A Prayer for Today

“Father, thank You that Your light is shining on my path and it’s getting brighter and brighter. Help me to shake off any of the blahs of this moment and fix my hope in You. I declare that I will take control of my thought life and know that my best days are always ahead of me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”