Smile – It increases your face value.
Make an effort to smile more today…You may be surprised how many barriers it will knock down.
A glad heart lights up the face, but an anguished heart breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 15:13
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.
Regardless of how you define success in your life, if you want it, you must pursue it. Ask God today to not only help you to pick the right direction, but to help you to take the first step.
Only be strong and steadfast, being careful to observe the entire law which Moses my servant enjoined on you. Do not swerve from it either to the right or to the left, that you may succeed wherever you go.
Joshua 1:7
The quieter you become the more you can hear.
The next time someone speaks to you, quiet down your racing mind and give them your full attention. Not only will you hear more of the intended message, you will send a signal that you really care. Try the same thing the next time you speak with God.
Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”
Luke 9:35
Is it joy that stirs up thanksgiving within me, or is it my thanksgiving that stirs up inner joy?
Stop and think of 5 things you are thankful for – Allow the happiness that follows to provide clarity to what really matters today.
Psalm 9 Thanksgiving for Victory and Prayer for Justice - For the leader; according to Muth Labben. A psalm of David.
Psalm 9:1
Faith never stands around with its hands in its pockets.
As you go through your routine today, look for opportunities to “get your hands out of your pockets.” Cheerfully help someone knowing that you are doing the Lord’s work.
For just as a body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
James 2:26
Never underestimate the impression you may make on others.
Whose life will you touch today? Let your touch leave them better off than they would have been without it.
I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
John 13:34-35
Walk with the Lord – you will never be out of step.
When you “stumble” today, remember to call on the Lord to pick you up and get you back in step. His destination is well worth the hike!
What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said: “I will live with them and move among them, and I will be their God and they shall be my people.
2 Corinthians 6:16
Making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."
Thank God for the living you make, show your thanks by living a Christian life and by tithing a portion of your blessings for those less fortunate.
Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.”
Luke 6:38
Let’s not make our mistakes too quickly.
Slow down today, pray for God’s guidance, and ask him to give you patience.
Wait for the LORD, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the LORD!
Psalm 27:14
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an art but a habit.
Make a commitment today to expand your faith-habits by adding more Bible study to your existing routine. Be excellent in your knowledge of God’s word.
I - My heart is stirred by a noble theme, as I sing my ode to the king. My tongue is the pen of a nimble scribe.
Psalm 45:2
Don't put a question mark where God puts a period.
Follow Christ’s example to the letter – don’t be tempted to follow his example only when convenient.
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in his footsteps.
1 Peter 2:21
A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
You don’t have to physically kneel – just figuratively kneel through prayer and thanksgiving to the Lord. Start now.
Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.” The Authority of Jesus Questioned.
Matthew 21:22
God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
Don’t worry about being “qualified” to do God’s work, just be ready when you are called. He is calling right now, you just need to stop and listen.
And those he predestined he also called; and those he called he also justified; and those he justified he also glorified.
Romans 8:30
I may not be certain of the secret to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.
As Christians, we need only to worry about pleasing God. Reflect on this thought and let it guide your actions today.
God and Money. “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Dependence on God.
Matthew 6:24
Pessimists view failures as personal and inevitable and give up easily. Optimists, on the other hand, are more likely to persevere because they view failures as externally caused and only temporary.
Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you with optimism so that you will continue to enthusiastically pursue your dreams…Remember, optimism can be learned.
And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us.
Romans 5:5
In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma--but never let him be the period.
Don't let the devil have the last word today. Ask God for forgiveness when you make a mistake and keep God in the loop. Things will end on a good note.
To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Acts 10:43
Need is all around us if we’d just open our eyes.
Even if it is a little thing, do something for those who have need of help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.
Love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor. Do not grow slack in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.
Romans 12:10-11, 13
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift!
Remember throughout the day that today is a gift from God.
Who fills your days with good things, so your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Psalm 103:5
Do you know God’s message comes to us each morning? The dawn is God’s message and promise that He is with us each day.
God wishes to commune with us each day, and the dawn is His reminder. Take time to say “Good Morning” to God at this moment and allow yourself to invite Him into your day.
The LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.
Psalm 146:8
We face another hectic day with barely enough time to do the things we MUST do. We have many excuses not to do the things we SHOULD do, like think about God, pray, or read a passage from the Bible.
Set aside those things that get in the way of God. Prioritize your tasks today to make more time for prayer.
But Christ was faithful as a son placed over his house. We are his house, if [only] we hold fast to our confidence and pride in our hope.
Hebrews 3:6