Meditations on "Acceptance"

Just for today I have every reason to be joyful, optimistic, and grateful.

It is difficult for us to believe and admit that our familiar defective way of handling challenging situations is not superior to God’s way.

We need not be troubled or allow doubts to sink us. Jesus is always with us, ready to reach out and help us.

When we give our will and life over to the care of God our sins are forgiven, and we are guaranteed life forevermore with our Heavenly Father. What we need to develop is, knowledge of the wonderful plan God has for our lives, and understanding of how we are to put that plan into action.

As followers of Jesus we represent God in all our interactions. How would Jesus speak or behave towards another person? That answer should be our guide.

God wants us to “get it right.” If we will pay attention to, and obey what we learn from God’s Word, God’s Spirit will lead us on the right path every time.

Only God is patient enough to love us and walk with us through all the twists and turns on the journey we need to take to develop patience.

The all-powerful God who created us and the amazing world in which we live, loves and cares about each one of us. If He is sought, He promises to help us.

In order to move from a lifestyle of surviving to one of thriving we must empty ourselves of all that keeps us from living totally dependent on God.

Whatever the goal, the way to success is to plan how we will work to achieve it.

Each of us was created to do good work and giving an honest effort will bring us satisfaction. When we are too lazy to bother, our world becomes confusing, we feel less and less able to cope, and our ability to do so declines.

Our choice when we feel down is either to believe and act on the promises God has made us, or to believe the lie the evil one is telling us.