What Will You Do with Today?

You have awakened to your new day today! Realize it is the tomorrow you fretted and feared about but now you have the opportunity to stare it in the face and to conquer it. Perspective goes a long way. Your new day has the potential to be filled with new adventures, new opportunities and new blessings from the Lord or it can turn into a day of intense trials, difficulties and indecision. The answer you give to the question, What will you do with today?, begins to set into motion the outcome of your today.

As you consider these things and what you will do with today, think about the words of the Psalmist: “The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand. Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread” (Psalm 37:23-25 NLT).

Today, the Lord desires to guide your steps and to delight in even the smallest details of your life because He cares for you. When you run up against problems and difficulties, don’t allow them to overwhelm or overcome you as He is holding your hand because He is concerned about you. He will not abandon you; He will remain right beside you because He loves you.

The real question is simple, what will you do with today? The Psalmist says: “Turn from evil and do good, and you will live in the land forever” (Psalm 37:27). As you map out you day, begin by determining this to be the best day of the rest of your life! Determine to seek out and do good to and for those around you. Determine to make your life a blessing to others. Think before you speak; temper your words with love and compassion. Determine to make a positive impact upon every opportunity you are faced with.

See your problems as faith-building opportunities. See those determined to persecute you as individuals who need serious love and kindness shown towards them. See the hindrances and difficulties of life as times when GOD’s power is going to come through at just the right moment. When you lie down to sleep tonight, you can look back on your day with no regrets and look to you tomorrow as another day of great opportunity!

Scripture Reading: “Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper— it only leads to harm” (Psalm 37:3-8 NLT).

Prayer: Father in heaven, I thank You that You have given me a new day filled with new opportunities to impact my world in a positive way. I pray You would fill my words with love, kindness and compassion. Fill my heart with an intense desire to do good and see good in all that comes before me. Help me to reach out and help those who would seek to harm me so that somehow they may see Your love and Your gracious deeds fulfilled through my life. Help me to recognize that it is not about me at all; it is all about YOU!…in Jesus’ name…AMEN!