Not Next Week or Next Month!

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This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24, NKJV
Not Next Week or Next Month
Throughout his life, David had all kinds of reasons to live negative and discouraged—armies attacking, King Saul trying to kill him, people betraying him, his own son even trying to take the kingdom from him. But when he could have been complaining, he made the decision in the midst of all that adversity: “These troubles and bad breaks are not going to take my joy and cause me to live sour. The Lord made this day for me to rejoice and be glad in it. I’m not waiting until things improve—not next week or next month. I’m rejoicing today.”

Anyone can be joyful when everything is going their way, when they’re getting good breaks. The test comes when people do you wrong, when life throws you a curve, when the medical report is not good. If you’re going to keep your joy, you can’t wait to see how you feel or if things are going your way. You have to be proactive and take your stand as David did and say, “My God made this day. Come what may, I will rejoice today.”
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You have given me this day as a gift to live for You. Thank You that my happiness is not dependent upon anyone else o

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