Facing Today

I will always bless the Lord: His praise shall continually be in my mouth and on my lips. Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends You and leads me along the path of everlasting life. Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for I lift up my soul to you. [Psalm 34:1; Psalm 139:23&24; Psalms 143:8] 

Today I will put my trust in the Lord with all my heart and lean not onto my understanding; in all my ways I will acknowledge Him, and He will make my paths straight. As I have the opportunity, I will do good to all people, especially to those who are of the household of faith. May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Let my love be without hypocrisy. I will abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to others with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to others; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. I will be a living sacrifice and a living temple for You, O God, so that I can know, understand, and do Your perfect will. Help me to continually renew my mind throughout the day so that I am at peace and comforted by Your Spirit as I live, work, breathe, and find joy in my day. [Proverbs 3:5&6; Galatians 6:10, MEV; Galatians 6:14; Romans 12:9-13; Romans 12:1&2] 

Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain! Grace and peace will be multiplied to me through the knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given to me all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of God who has called me to His own glory and excellence, by which He has given to me exceedingly great and precious promises so that through these things I might become a partaker of the divine nature and escape the corruption that is in the world through lust. For this reason, help me to make every effort to add virtue to my faith; and to my virtue, knowledge, and to my knowledge, self-control; and to my self-control, patient endurance; and to my patient endurance, godliness; and to my godliness, brotherly kindness; and to my brotherly kindness love. For if all of these reside in me and abound, they will ensure that I will neither be useless nor unfruitful in the knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord. Help me to diligently make my calling and election sure so that when I add all these areas into my life I will not stumble and will be able to enter into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ which will be abundantly provided for me. In Jesus’ name, Amen. [1Chronicles 4:9&10; 2 Peter 1:3-11 MEV]