I was thinking this morning as I wanted to encourage another (and myself) as we face some difficult burdens in our workplace…..
God spoke to me in this way….
Crystal, today is a new day….
Filled with endless opportunities to do what is right….
Filled with the Holy Spirit
Filled with astonishing beauty all around us
Filled with blessings that need to be seen with the eyes of the heart
Filled with people we love
Filled with people who love us
Filled with people who need loved
Filled with mercy that heals
Filled with compassion that draws others to the One we cares
Filled with hope that endures
Filled with faith that preserves
Filled with peace that can quiet the fears, calm the anxiety and hush the worries
Filled with temptations to keep us focused on the One who can help us resist
Filled with sacred moments that only the soul can embrace
Filled with endless opportunities to do what is right…..
One of my favorites verses came to mind…
1Pe 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because He cares for you.
Christ is not controlled or driven by my circumstances….or my emotions….with Christ in me how then can I allow my circumstances and emotions to control me….are my concerns and anxieties greater than the One who lives in me? May it never be!!!! He is my rock, He is in all of my circumstances as He goes before me. He is my peace, my rest, my comfort, and my strength. His face, His grace and His pace is all that I need for today…for this brief moment in time..for yesterday is gone and tomorrow is but a chance..…just for today, I CAN do all things through Him who strengthens me for it is He who carries my burdens because He cares for me.
So I start my day with these thoughts…Thank you dear Jesus, thank you.
