CHOOSE TO BE OPEN

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Open our ears Lord.

Open our hearts Lord.

Open our spirits Lord.

A piece of a prayer uttered yesterday by Anna B. in worship.  That is one of those prayers that I believe is good to begin EVERY day with. Don’t you?

Asking GOD to help us to be OPEN, asking GOD to help us be available and choosing today to be led by His voice, His disposition, and His choices for us is truly wise.  Knowing that His plan for us will be GREATER for HE is greater!

1 John 4:4

…the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

That is why I offer this from Max Lucado for this first Monday of May; to OPEN you and me to some GREAT choices…

Today:

“I Choose Love...

No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.

I Choose Joy...

I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.

I Choose Peace...

I will live forgiven. I will forgive so I may live.

I Choose Patience...

I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I'll invite him to do so, Rather complain that the wait is to long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clenching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage.

I Choose Kindness...

I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for that is how God has treated me.

I Choose Goodness...

I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I accuse. I choose goodness.

I Choose Faithfulness...

Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My friends will not question my word. And my family will not question my love.

I Choose Gentleness...

Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it only be in praise. If I clench my fist, may it only be in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.

I Choose Self-Control...

I refuse to let what will rot, rule the eternal. I choose self-control. I will be drunk only by joy. I will be impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will be taught only by Christ. I choose self-control.

Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control. To these I commit my day.

To these I commit my ears, my heart, and my spirit.

Joshua 24:15

…choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…

My friend, OPEN your heart. 

Pray and choose this plan and today I believe will be a truly remarkable one!

Have a blessed day.

I love you all

Freedom Church