Morning Brings Word From The Lord. Listen!

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. (Psalm 143:8 NIV)

The days can bring numerous obstacles; numerous paths, from which we are to choose from. I rarely know what I am going to do from one day until the next unless I have an appointment that needs to be kept. I just spend some time in communion with God every morning and trust that he will show me the way I should go for that particular day. That may sound disorganized and haphazard to most people. But, for those who would follow in the path of Jesus the Christ, we cannot depend upon our own thinking, for our own desires would most probably lead us from "the way."

 

Take time each morning as the sun begins to rise (even before it rises) to listen to the Word of the Lord. Let him show you the way in which you should go, one day at a time.

 

God's Peace - Pr. J.

God's Love Sustains Us

Baptism in Huron River, Baraga County, MI

When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. Psalm 94:18-19

At times, I find myself a bit anxious. I think that we all do. I am not alone in that. I find the world a bit tedious. I also find it a bit reassuring that anxiety came even to the psalmist now and then.

Life can be a lot of work over things that really have no significance; over the small stuff. The book written by Richard Carlson, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... And It's All Small Stuff reminds us not to be stressing over the minor details of the day. There is just too much life to live to spend our days anxious about small stuff. 

May God help us all to stay focused on what is truly important and that which sustains us: the unfailing love of God for all people through Christ Jesus, our Lord. Amen

God's Peace - Pr. J