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Good morning!
Good morning!
Good morning!
Good morning!
Good Morning!
Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
Isaiah 60:1
This is the day God has made; Let us rejoice in it (Psalm 118:24)!
Dear Lord, some days it is hard to feel your hope in our lives, some days it is hard to wake up and do another day. Thank you God for your mercies and promises that strengthen us to live another day. We pray for your strength to be within us and The Holy Spirit to comfort us and guide us in Your Truth. Thank you Lord for our daily bread and not leading us into temptation but delivering us from the evil one. Thank you for your forgiveness over our sins for we forgive those who debt against us. Today we thank you for your protection as we put on the armour of God: The Helmet of Salvation, Breastplate of Righteousness, Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith in Jesus Christ, the Belt of Truth and Shoes of Readiness/peace. Let your kingdom come, Let your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Yours is the Kingdom, yours is the power and yours is the glory forever and ever in Jesus' name, amen.
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Invite God into Your Day
Start your day by having a conversation with God; Let all your requests and worries out to God (Philippians 4:6, Psalm 5:3). Remember, God wants you to have a sound mind and live in peace, not fear (Jeremiah 29:11, 2 Timothy 1:7, Lamentations 3:33), so trust that he will be holding your hand through everything today (Psalm 139:7-12).
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Meditate on God's Word (In a way you enjoy!)
Spending time with God and His Word will help you trust Him and His voice so He can guide you to green pastures and quiet waters (Psalm 23:1–6). If you are a visual learner, draw or paint verses/bible stories. If you are an audio learner, you can meditate to or listen to an audio bible.
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Journal
Be thankful and express your true feelings to God. God is love and love is patient (1 John 4:16, 1 Corinthians 13:4–8); Be patient with yourself each day, and give each day to Christ. Note down ways God has blessed you and remember to make your thoughts obedient to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5).
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Be Active (When Led by the Holy Spirit)
Don't isolate yourself and invalidate your feelings. God says you are a light on a hill. Be the light on the hill today (Matthew 5:14-16). Walk in love as Jesus commands (Ephesians 5:2) and seek first the kingdom of God, the rest will be added to you (Matthew 6:33).
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Ask "How will I serve God today?"
Jesus did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45). Therefore, we must work as we are serving God and his people, not just for human praise (1 Peter 4:10-11). May God guide your day in his goodness, mercy and love in Jesus' name Amen.
" I Can Do ALL Things Through Christ Who Strengthens me"
God does not expect you to wake up every morning in your own strength. The Holy Spirit will guide you, comfort you and help you with all you need to do today. Surrender & Pray, God will do the rest. It was God who made the way for the Israelites in the Red Sea not Moses by his own power, it is God who saves and gives strength not our own arm or sword (Isaiah 25:4, Isaiah 40:29).
Jesus will sustain you. When you wake up in the morning, don't discern what you can or can't do today based on how strong you feel. God will give you the strength in what God called you to do today. Tomorrow has enough problems of its own (Matthew 6:34).
Have you ever felt like..
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"I'm trying to get up in the morning"
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"Trying to Love"
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"Trying to Pray More"
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"Trying to read the bible"
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"Trying to be a nice person"
God says, "I see you trying will you trust Me?"
"Will you trust God enough to help you get up again when you feel like you can't get up?
Salvation in Jesus Christ is not a one time event where our lives drastically change when we find out about Jesus. It is a sanctification process and a cleansing of our soul (1 Corinthians 6:11-11). We may think that God's grace is only for people who don't know God yet and once we do, everything gets better and we just have to everything right but that is not true.
God's Grace is in our daily slip-ups, the ongoing struggles, the things that keep us up at night (2 corinthians 12:9). Its easy to think God is angry with us when we make mistakes or can't have faith but the truth is God's love is patient and long-suffering towards us. God has more patience and tolerance with us than any flesh will.
God is not limited to our human understanding or our emotions. He doesn’t just love us. God is love (1 John 4:8). You can't shock God enough to make Him give up on you; God knows your mistakes and your lack of faith; God has seen everything humans have done since the beginning of time, He has heard every thought, and He knows every secret.
EVERYTIME you fall down, he will pick you up. You can’t push Him past the limits of His love.
When a voice whispers, “You are disqualified” or “You’ve blown it one too many times” it is not the One who calls you beloved. What God asks of us isn’t perfection; it’s to keep showing up and trying again in His strength. When we dare to do so, God rejoices like a parent watching their child learn to walk.
The stories that give Him the most glory aren’t the tidy ones; they are the ones that include two words: But God.
I struggled with something for years, but God…
I made mistakes that I regret, but God…
I wanted to give up, but God…
Give Him whatever is causing you shame, guilt, discouragement, or fear. He is strong enough to hold all of it and loving enough to hold you in it. God wants to use even your weaknesses and failures to show His strength and faithfulness.
Does God feel far away from you some mornings? Sometimes nothing bad may happen, you might not be facing hardship at home or a deadline at school or conflict within relationships.
You pray, but the room feels silent. You worship, but your heart feels numb. You stand in faith, but circumstances don’t change. It’s in these moments that we need to remember one of the most powerful revelations of God's character—Jehovah Shammah, “The Lord is There” (Ezekial 48:35).
This name was declared when God brought restoration to Jerusalem, He sealed it with a promise: “From that day forward, the name of the city shall be, ‘The Lord is There.’”
He is not just "the God who was." He is "the God who is." Not “was there,” not “will be there," But He is there, right now. In your pain, your silence, your uncertainty, He is present. Jesus didn't just say, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Heb. 13:5). He made a covenant. His presence is not based on how you feel; It is based on who He is.
Let this be the declaration over your life today: “Jehovah Shammah—The Lord is here with me.”