Thrive to Survive

Good Day Good People! Let's get up and go out and have a good day and believe in our hearts and minds that everything will be okay.

Positive word of the day- loyalty-  faithfulness owed by duty or by a pledge or promise

a strong feeling of support or allegiance.

Scripture of the day- Psalm 20:3-9- May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.[a] 4 May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. 5 May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests. 6 Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand 7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. 8 They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. 9 Lord, give victory to the king! Answer us when we call!

Quote of the day- The happiness in your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.-  Marcus Aurellius

It Is National Brothers Day! Give your brother a ring and tell them you love them today! To learn more about this national day, follow the link below. 

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/brothers-day-may-24/

Let Peace Be Your Umpire

Adapted from the resource Hearing from God Each Morning - by Joyce Meyer

I try to run my life by finding peace. If I am shopping, I don't buy something if I don't have peace about it. If I am involved in a conversation and find myself losing my peace, I become quiet. When I make decisions, I look at the options before me and see where the peace is. When I am trying to discern between the voice of God and the other voices that compete for my attention, I listen to see which voice or message brings the peace of God into my heart.

I have learned that maintaining peace is important in order to maintain power in our lives. When we don't have peace, we may very well be making a serious mistake. I would go so far as to say we should never act without peace. We might say that peace is an "internal confirmation" that God approves of the decision we have made.

God leads us by peace. The verse for today says peace is like an umpire that decides what is "safe" or what is "out." If there's no peace, it's "out!" We are to let the inner harmony in our minds and souls rule and act as an umpire continually in our hearts, deciding and settling with finality all the questions that arise in our minds and the decisions we must make in our lives.

We must learn to obey our own sense of right and wrong and resist doing things our inner conscience is uncomfortable doing. God gives or takes peace from our conscience to let us know whether or not we are on track.

Prayer Starter: Lord, help me to make every decision according to the peace I feel in my heart— peace that I know comes from you. In Jesus’ name, amen.