May you live all the days of your life.
Sounds simple enough. God expects us to make the most of the lives He gave us. Don't just follow your routine today, live like it's your last - it just may be.
“But of that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. For as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Matthew 24:36-37
Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to personal growth.
Take time today to visualize yourself doing something positive. Repeat it later today, tomorrow, and the next day…The more often you do it, the sooner your visions of yourself will actually become you.
Free yourself like a gazelle from the hunter, or like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Proverbs 6:5
The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose.
Ask God today to help you avoid just “going through the motions” in your life and to motivate you to seek and actively pursue meaningful ways to serve Him and others.
God’s Indomitable Love in Christ. We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
Many of the things you can count, don’t count. Many of the things you can’t count, really count.
The phrase “count your blessings” asks most of us to do the impossible. When you have accepted Christ as you savior, your blessings are too numerous to count. Take this moment to thank God for the blessings you can recall as well as the countless others you can't.
The God of your father, who helps you, God Almighty, who blesses you, With the blessings of the heavens above, the blessings of the abyss that crouches below, The blessings of breasts and womb,
Genesis 49:25
We don’t need more to be thankful for, we just need to be thankful more.
As you gather tomorrow with family and friends for Thanksgiving, spend ALL of your time giving thanks to God. No need to ask for more.
Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name; make known among the peoples his deeds.
1 Chronicles 16:8
Let your life be your sermon.
Let your actions today stand as the opening of your sermon titled “I Love God and All His People.”
He said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 22:37-39
Live so that when your friends think of fairness, caring and integrity, they will think of you.
Find an opportunity today to share something with a friend. Make certain you offer them “the better half” of whatever you are sharing.
But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.”
Luke 19:8
No one's feelings are caused by others. Our feelings are caused by our own emotional responses; our own choices and reactions.
When confronted today, don't let the actions of others interfere with your positive spirit.
Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance,
Philippians 2:5-7
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
It is so easy to underestimate the power of kindness. Ask God today to help you to make an extra effort to be kind to others. You may be surprised what a difference it will make!
Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance,
Titan 3:3-5
Be modest. Much was accomplished before you were born.
Resist any temptation to boast today. Modesty and humility are products of a Christ-like character.
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Matthew 23:12
Remember that no situation is so bad that losing your temper won’t make it worse.
When you encounter a situation today that might cause you to be angry, stop and remember that the Bible teaches us to be like God – slow to anger and compassionate.
They refused to obey and no longer remembered the wonders you had worked for them. They were obdurate and appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and rich in mercy; you did not forsake them.
Nehemiah 9:17
We secure our friends, not by accepting favors, but by doing favors.
Think of a friend who could use your assistance. Reach out today and do them a favor.
We must consider how to rouse one another to love and good works.
Hebrews 10:24
Pain is inevitable; misery is optional.
When you feel physical or emotional pain today, don’t allow yourself to become miserable. Ask God for strength, and focus on your blessings.
The people believed, and when they heard that the LORD had observed the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they knelt and bowed down.
Exodus 4:31
Man's way leads to a hopeless end -- God's way leads to an endless hope.
Try to be less human today - follow the example of Christ in your words, deeds, and thoughts.
Whoever claims to abide in him ought to live [just] as he lived. The New Commandment.
1 John 2:6
Lord help me to remember that nothing is going to happen today that you and I can't handle together.
Stop what you're doing for a minute and take a few deep breaths. Remember that God is with you - imagine Him on your shoulder watching out for you. With Him you can handle anything.
But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3
More people fail from lack of purpose than lack of talent.
Choose to live your life on purpose for God. God provided you with more than enough talent to serve him.
Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts. The Way of Love. But I shall show you a still more excellent way.
1 Corinthians 12:31
The best way to knock the chip off your neighbors shoulder is to pat him on the back.
When faced with confrontation or bitterness today, ask God to give you a positive spirit and humility. Find resolution by offering words of encouragement and praise to others instead of digging in your heels.
After the reading of the law and the prophets, the synagogue officials sent word to them, “My brothers, if one of you has a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.”
Acts 13:15
Make yourself rich by making your wants few.
We often confuse wants and needs in our lives. If we narrow our wants to the basics, it is easy to feel rich. Release at least one desire today and remember that the simpler the lifestyle the easier it is to be rich.
Those who want to be rich are falling into temptation and into a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge them into ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:9
It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping themselves.
Ask God to help you to better understand how rich your life can truly become if you focus more of your time and energy helping others.
But you say, ‘Whoever says to father or mother, “Any support you might have had from me is dedicated to God,”
Matthew 15:5
It is not only what we do, but we do not do, for which we are held accountable.
Don’t get too comfortable with your life…You may not be committing crimes, cheating on your taxes or breaking other laws, but are you guilty of missing opportunities to help others? Ask God to help you break out of your self-centered daily rituals and find ways to serve Him better.
Now someone approached him and said, “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?”
Matthew 19:16,20-22
Give God what's right -- not what's left.
Do right by God today by putting him first – in prayer, in words in action. Don’t wait until the end of the day to give him what’s left of your day.
Do not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer; for the LORD, your God, is testing you to know whether you really love the LORD, your God, with all your heart and soul.
Deuteronomy 13:4