Daily Bible Reading - Thursday May 12th

After reading  today’s scriptures I read the devotional and it seemed to put today’s scriptures all in one.  It always seems to have a way of doing that a lot.  I know there’s been times I’ve had my mind set on the past and the failures that seemed to always follow me.  There’s been things that I just can’t seem to forget in my past, even tho God has forgiven me I guess I haven’t forgiven myself or I just keep setting my mind on the wrong things, its really easy to do ya know, the past comes up in your mind and your mind just wants to keep going back and re-hashing old things.  I’ve come to realize now that it’s wrong and we have to set our minds ahead to victory and the higher things God has in store for us.  That stinkin ole devil is the one who brings up the past and tries to throw it in our face, he likes to keep us as a whipped dog with our tails tucked between our legs, well I’m here to tell ya now that God doesn’t want us like that, He wants us living in the VICTORY that He has given us and for us to take it and run with it.  I chose today to set my mind on the good things of God and not of my past failures.

 

Today’s Reading

1 Samuel 12:1-13:23
John 7:1-30
Psalm 108:1-13
Proverbs 15:4

 

Daily Devotional

Colossians 3:2
“Set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth"

Have you ever been laying in bed in the morning and out of nowhere you’re reminded of all the mistakes you made yesterday and all the problems you have in your future? That’s the enemy trying to set your mind for a negative, defeated, lousy day, but you don’t have to fall into that trap.

The Scripture says, “Set your mind and keep it set on the higher things." This tells us that we have to be proactive. We have to stay on the offensive. When you get up in the morning, have the attitude that David did in the Psalms and say, “This is another day the Lord has made! No matter how I feel, no matter what the economy looks like, no matter what the medical report says, I am choosing to rejoice. I am choosing to be happy this day." You know what you’re really saying? You’re saying, “I’m not going to let other people steal my joy today. I’m not going to let disappointments and setbacks discourage me. I’m not going to focus on my problems and my mistakes. I’m making up my mind to embrace everything the Lord has in store for me!"

Today's thought: I choose to set my day by setting my mind on things above. I choose to shake off the cares of yesterday and focus on everything You have in store for me.

Andy this reminds me of a little 98 year old lady that i use to take care of in the residential place that i managed....every morning she was such a ray of sunshine, she could barely see and had arthritis pretty badly and all of her relatives had died even her one son....but every morning you could hear Miss Eva coming down the hallway to the dining room singing....and when she would get to the table she would clap her hands and say (another beautiful day that the Lord has made,,,,thank you Sweet Jesus ) there was no way that you could be gloomy around her and i finally realize that i might be tired and my worker hadnt come to work and looked like i was going to have everything to do by myself...but God is in Heaven and it IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY....ALWAYS. 
We know that God wishes us to be happy and fruitful and the devil wants you not to be so when you are down and sad we have to know where that comes from ,....and he is always poking us about some far ago sin that God forgave us for and has forgotten....the devil says oh no but that sin was too bad for God to forgive you.  but we can rejoice in the fact that YES INDEED GOD HAS FORGIVEN US....bless you all today.....

Morning Andy....

I wanted to get on and let you know what a blessing 1 Samuel has been to me.  I'm amazed how words that are thousands of years old are fresh and new because they are spoken by an amazing God.

I am struggling with my sessions with Shelia...only because there is something that I need to do that I am choosing not to do.  I have yet to clearly identify the issue because every time I get close I seem to choose to shut down.  But there have been things in ! Samuel that the Lord is revealing to me.  Things that may not have meant anything to anyone else.  Also little nuggets in Psalms and Proverbs that have leapt off of the page.  I write these down to take to Shelia.  Hoping that I can get this "thing" resolved.

Thanks again....as I am learning to "set my mind and KEEP IT SET on the higher things."