Begin each day thanking the Lord for the blessings in your life. He rejoices when you come to him with the gift of Thanksgiving; letting him know that you are aware of Him and that you are reaching out to Him in dependence on him.
I spent many years wandering in the darkness of the World, not realizing that the Lord was with me ALWAYS…I woke up each morning dreading the day ahead with worries and anxieties already programmed into the day…
Now I wake up each day, thanking the Lord for the fact that He was with me each day I was in the darkness, guiding me even though I was not aware of Him at the time…Then I thank Him…for the new day ahead…and the fact that we will walk it together, with Him holding my hand tightly, and my focus squarely on Him, discerning His will for the next moment of my life.
The Lord is busy each morning before you rise, preparing the day before you, and then announcing the day with His sunrise, chasing the darkness away, and proclaiming his dominion over all His creation. (Psalm 118:24 – This is the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.)
He eagerly waits for you to rise, looking forward to your coming to Him for the communion of His Spirit and yours. He has much in store for you this day.
Your part, in this morning meeting of hearts, is to bring thanks to the Lord for all He has done for you in your life. A spirit full of Thanksgiving is all we have to offer the Lord, as He needs nothing.( Psalm 95:2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.)
As we take stock each morning of all the wonderful blessings, lessons, and life experiences that He has lovingly given us throughout our lives, we can truly be thankful to Him for the fact that He cared so much for us, that He sacrificed His own Son so that we may gain His Righteousness and join Him eternally in Heaven. He, in return for your thankfulness, grants more blessings and grace to you for this new day, rejoicing in song for the communion of His Spirit and yours. (Zephaniah 3:17 “The LORD your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.)
This morning I prayed this prayer to the Lord…
Lord, thank you for the glorious way that You and I start each morning. To be with You as the sun comes up with the birds singing outside, starts my day in a way that gives me a fulfilling joy in my heart… a joy that I never experienced in years past when I was walking in the darkness of the world. Lord, thank You for staying by my side in the darkness, and for Your patience with me as I walked through the world, unaware of Your Presence in my life. Lord, I praise You and I thank You for bringing me up out of the darkness, and into Your loving Light. Lord, I pray that as You work with me, renewing my mind, that I might reflect Your Light for others to see.