Dwayne Boswell is a friend of mine from high school. He’s a musician, and was a pretty decent baseball player in junior high. He chose the guitar case over the bat bag, and is still playing music in and around our hometown.
His FB status update this morning was from Psalm 118:24–This is the day that the Lord has made…
I’ve heard and read that verse umpteen million times in one form or another. But it clicked with me today, and it stuck with me. If I really believed that idea, how would my life be different? If I truly acted on the fact that God made this day–and knows all about the things that will happen–how should I live this day? No matter what happens, my right response should be to rejoice and be glad…
Good days, bad days. Prosperity and peace, or need and conflict. Bright hope or bitter news. Sweeping success or crushing failure…we all have our share of ups and downs, don’t we? Some days you’re the windshield; some days you’re the bug.
No matter what the day delivers, God is not surprised. He knows. He cares. And my response to the day shows my level of trust. I want to live each day in full-on reliance on God, trusting that He is working in me, through me, and for me…That he’s developing character in me, to make me the man he wants me to be.
Instead of being passive, reacting to the events of the day, I want to take an aggressive position, moving forward in faith, hope, and love. I want to live in the confidence that this is the day that the Lord has made.
That’s how I’m going to start tomorrow!
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