A New Day

Well, good morning.  Good Friday morning.  It is beautiful fall day here in Prinsburg.  And it is a new day.


"God is our refuge and strength,    an ever-present help in trouble." -Psalm 46:1 




Indeed.  Last night was a great struggle to figure some things out.  To struggle and grapple with my heart and finally just surrender it over to the One who fights these battles for me.  And I came to a few conclusions and figured out, with God's help, areas in my life where things just need to be different.


"Above all else, guard your heart,
   for it is the wellspring of life." -Proverbs 4:23


I need to guard what goes into my heart.  My heart needs to be in the right spot.  So, protecting that and making sure that I am being fed by the Word is so important.  Also, I need to surround myself with people who aren't afraid to hold me accountable.  Dig into those things and find the scripture that brings to light the truth from the lies.


"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." -Ecclesiastes 4:12


As well as guarding my heart, I need to be careful who I am surrounding myself with.  It becomes too easy to put too much dependence on people and not enough on God.  People will fail you.  God never will.  But He does put in our lives people who walk with us through things.  I am finding more and more who those people are and who I need to step away from as it has become detrimental to growth, especially when God isn't the center.  Those relationships where God is not the focus will not only bring you down, but will be a stumbling block for the other person as well.  It is so important to surround yourself with Godly, grounded people.  Those who will pray WITH you, dig into the Word WITH you and not be afraid to stand with you as you face hard times or laugh and find joy in the good moments.  I seek to find people who are willing to pray with me and whom I can pray with and for.  Prayer is so powerful and even in my closest relationships it is not done.  I believe that agreement with fellow brothers and sisters in prayer is a great weapon in spiritual battle.  It helps those who are struggling to stand up with a united front against an enemy that seeks to "kill, steal and destroy".  There is definitely strength in numbers.  I seek people I can be in the Word with, who are grounded in their faith.  There is a difference between just telling someone what the answer is and actually taking the time to show them where that truth is within the Bible.  I know plenty of people who can give me the "right answers", but I treasure the people who readily have their Bible open to show me where that is.  


"For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." -Romans 15:4


"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." -2 Timothy 3:16-17


How important is it to be in the Word?  Very.  I have been lacking in that lately and I definitely feel that lack of grounding in my own life.  I NEED to be in His Word.  I need to soak in truth and encouragement from His words.  The Bible teaches us how we should live, the way we should go.  When that is not present, life turns upside down.  Relationships falter.  Emotion takes over reason and Satan gets a foothold.  Ground yourself in His Word.  Be fed by life-giving Scripture.  You will be glad that you did.


So, today is a new day.  Yesterday is gone and tomorrow isn't here yet.  Today is His day.  I will rejoice and be glad in it.