by Dona Hake
I know it to be true that if you go to bed with much on your mind that this is how you wake up. You will more than likely greet your day feeling a bit down in the dumps. I have gone to bed troubled, and my sleep was interrupted by the worries and fears of that which I had not given to Him. This is not a good way to end your day nor do we want to start our days like this. God’s Word tells us what to do with our worries. 1 Peter 5:7 ERV “Give all your worries to Him, because He cares for you.” The Lord does not want us to greet our day with the thoughts of yesterday nor the worries about our tomorrows. We need to remember the importance of casting all of our cares on Him for He cares for us. When we go to bed free from worry and cares, we will awaken to a fresh new day ready to trust God yet another day. I love how the Psalmist asks the Lord to cause Him to hear of his Lord’s lovingkindness first thing in the morning.
Psalm 143:8 (AMP)
“Cause me to hear Your loving-kindness in the morning,
for on You do I lean and in You do I trust.
Cause me to know the way wherein
I should walk, for I lift up my inner self to You.”
Let us trust to hear His voice about our day. Thank Him as He unfolds His plan for your day yet be willing to allow Him to interrupt it if He has other plans for you. You know…you just never know what exciting ways He may desire to use you to touch someone’s life. I encourage you today to make a deliberate effort to lift up your soul to Him and allow Him to touch you because He loves you so!
Lord, may we know and recognize Your love every new day we wake up to! Oh that we would continue to trust in You alone for You have promised Your love and tender mercies all the days of our lives. Let us know which way we should go for we willfully raise up our souls to You!