A Day of Words Wit and Wisdom

This month's devotion is a mixture of outstanding truths that I have read either from my daily "secular" devotional, my Bible devotional and the Bible itself just since January 1, 2024. I have been impressed to share this with you. I hope it touches you as much as it has me so far. 

• New Year's Day is a fresh start, a blank page, a new chapter in life waiting to be written. 

• Secret agents of self-sabotage are regret and remorse, They are up to no good. They feed off our sad and dark emotions.

• Discombobulated days and long nights come to all of us.

• Gratitude is when we do a mental and spiritual inventory of all that we have and realize we are very rich.

• Be still and wait expectantly.

• Turn away from the world. 

• We have everything we need to make us happy but lack the conscious awareness to appreciate it.

• How many of us go through our days parched and empty when we're standing knee deep in the river of abundance?

• Stop thinking that things out of your control will make you happy.

• If the only prayer you say is "'thank you", it will be enough.

• Real life is not always going to be perfect but acknowledgment of what is working in our lives can help us survive our difficulties.

• No woman, especially, can think clearly when constantly surrounded by clutter, chaos and confusion no matter who is responsible for it. 

• We struggle from day to day from crisis to crisis bruised and battered by circumstances without realizing that we always have a choice. 

• Without thinking, we throw away every precious 24 hours that come our way. 

• Keep going and don't stop. You are not alone. 

• There is no obstacle that true grit and amazing grace cannot overcome.

• This is my tiny kitchen with a dirty floor. This is how much I weigh. This is my checking account balance. This is happening right now in my life. This is ok. This is real life. 

• Act as if you're grateful to be alive. 

• Making the best of ourselves requires passion, patience, persistence and perseverance and LOTS OF PRAYER!

• Why are social media posts called feeds when what they often do is starve our souls?

• No matter how hard the storm hits, God is in control. 

• Nothing that you do for God's glory will ever go unnoticed. 

• Be careful not to get entangled in things which you would not want to be held responsible for. 

• There is no fear that can overtake you unless you allow it to. 

• Don't let anyone or anything steal your heart away from God. 

• Remember ALL God's children have imperfections...including YOU.

• We waste too much time looking for what we can get instead of what we can give. 

Some scripture that I have read so far that got underlined and highlighted:

• Is anything too hard for the Lord? Genesis 18:14

• Bless me too! Genesis 27:34

• I will not let you go unless you bless me. Genesis 32:26

• You intended to harm me but God intended it for good. Genesis 50:20

• The Lord himself will fight for you. Exodus 14:14

• People claim they know God but they deny him by the way they live. Titus 1:16

• Work hard so that you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. II Timothy 2:15

• Be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gave you. Colossians 4:17

• Work willingly at whatever you do as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Colossians 3:23

• ....He is first in everything. Colossians 1:18

• Don't worry about anything but pray about everything. Philippians 4:6

• Hold firmly to the word of life. Philippians 2:14

• ....Live pure and blameless lives. Philippians 1:10

• Speak the truth in love. Ephesians 4:15

• Share each other's burdens. Galatians 6:2

•  Always work enthusiastically for the Lord. I Corinthians 15:58

• The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. God is faithful. I Corinthians 10:13

• If God is for us who can be against us? Romans 8:31

• You become the slave of whatever you choose to obey. Romans 6:16

• Faith without deeds is dead. James 2:26

• Do not merely listen to the word, do what it says. James 1:22

• Every good and perfect gift is from above. James 1:17

• Each of us will give a personal account to God. Romans 14:12

• No eye has seen no ear has heard and no mind can imagine what God has prepared for those who love him. I Corinthians 2:9

• God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28