Psalm 119:93
I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
What of Today’s Verse…
Much like the rules parents have for young children — don’t drink what’s under the cabinet, don’t play in the street, don’t walk behind parked cars — God’s guidance is not intended to restrict us, but to protect us. His commands, both positive and negative, are for our protection and perfection. By them we find life and have it preserved.
Let us Pray:
Holy Lord, help me see your words as life. I know you have given your commands, your will for holiness, to bless me and protect me. Use your Spirit to make my heart less stubborn and my life more nearly conformed to your will. Through Jesus’ power I ask it. Amen.
Words of Wisdom
What will it take?
What will it take to get where you really want to go? To have the things you really want to have? To be the person you really want to be?
It will take work. Hard work. Late nights. Frustration. Sacrifice. Discipline. Effort. Disappointment. Discomfort. It will take your total commitment. It will take the best that you have to give.
If you think that sounds tough, consider the alternative. Regret. Wondering what you could have done if only you had given it your best shot. The waste of a life half lived and you can’t go back.
So the choice is up to you: an easy path with a heartbreaking destination, or a challenging path with a destination of fulfilment and joy.
Any way you cut it, life is difficult. But is that really so bad? It is in the challenges that we grow. It is in overcoming the difficulties that we find our greatest accomplishments. Face life head-on, deal with the challenges as they come. Accept that life is difficult, quit wishing or pretending that it is easy, and you will then be free to live with joy and purpose and fulfilment.
