What decides the success of this day, July 6, 2011?
Heaven will recognize today as successful if I:
*forego distractions and personal goals to seek God and His purposes first;
*obey Christ's command to love God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength;
*love someone else as Christ loves me;
*stay faithful to Him when everything and everyone else falls away or falls apart;
*train my heart, one baby step at a time, to trust God with impossible circumstances and insurmountable obstacles.
"But your hearts must be fully committed to the LORD our God,
to live by His decrees and obey His commands, as at this time."
1 Kings 8:61
"What is more, I consider everything a loss compared
to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord,
for whose sake I have lost all things.
I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ."
Philippians 3:8
"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,
and all these things will be given to you as well."
Matthew 6:33
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity,
but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline."
2 Timothy 1:7
Have a nice successful day!
Father, overhaul and realign our ideas of a successful day with Your Holy Heart. So many of us are ADHD when it comes to the spiritual self-discipline of seeking You first and keeping You first. Daze us with the Light of Your Love so we don't jump up from seeking You and jump into the day too quickly. May we sit in silence and listen, then obey. Guard us from busyness and self-interest. You are God and You don't just have a plan for our success, You have the best plan for our greatest success as Your children today.
In the Name of Jesus for Whom every day was a successful day
Inspired by Live Loved by Max Lucado
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