A DAILY WALK

It’s happening all over our nation. One day, a family is secure in their newly remodeled two story house. They have two cars in the garage, a summer cottage on the lake and a dream of a boat. The kids are enrolled in the best schools and wear just the right designer fashions. All is well with the world, they think.

Then one day the breadwinner of the family comes home with a box of belongings from his office at work. His job is finished.

It is happening to families, to couples trying to make ends meet and to single adults, young and older.

How can we cope with these lightning fast changes which seem to come out of nowhere? It is simply a matter of continuing to rely on and trust in God our heavenly Father day by day. He knows what is ahead of us.

As we live a day at a time in obedience to Him, there is never a need to panic when difficulties arise. He will show us the way over, under, around and through. Our part is to maintain a close relationship with Him every day, no matter what. Then when difficulties arrive, we will continue right along with His directives for that day . . . and the next . . . and the next.

Give us this day our daily bread . . . . Matthew 6:11

Heavenly Father, I thank You that there is nothing in my future that You don’t know about. Please help me to listen to You and obey today . . . and tomorrow . . . and the next day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

DAILY !

We’ve all experienced it! Thank you notes which should be written.

For our birthday, our wedding or at Christmas, we receive gifts given by family and friends. Then, if we are listening to what our mothers taught us, we know that we need to sit down and write a thank you within the week. Do we get busy or do we procrastinate, letting that thank you slip farther and farther back in time until we forget we even received the gift in the first place?

Do we treat God the same way? Daily He gives us gifts. Do we thank Him throughout the day or do we allow days, weeks and years to roll by, taking for granted His good gifts which have our very own name on them?

May we become more sensitive to the gifts He gives daily . . . and may we thank Him the minute we receive and recognize that special something just for us which came directly from His hand.

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Thy name, O Most High.
Psalm 92:1

Heavenly Father, thank You for Yourself most of all. In Jesus’ name. Amen.