At the start of the day you need to set your mind when you get out of bed father thank you
for the gift of this day it's another day you've made I'm going to choose to be happy
I'm going to see the best I'm going to be a blessing to others I'm going to live this
day to the full if you don't set your mind the enemy will set it for you you'll wake up think
about all your problems everything you've done wrong I'll never break this addiction
I should have eaten better yesterday I can't believe that co-worker was rude to me
don't start the day off negative don't bring yesterday's trouble yesterday's disappointment
yesterday's failures into today start the day fresh and anew the Psalmist said God's mercies
are new every morning not every afternoon not every evening each morning receive the new mercy
how you start the day many times will determine what kind of day it's going to be
don't ever start the day in neutral don't wait to see what kind of day it's going to be determine
what kind of day is going to be make up your mind this is going to be a great day I'm going to be
productive today I'm going to enjoy my family I'm going to honor God I'm grateful to be alive that's
setting your mind that's making plans for a blessed day it goes on to say keep it set that
implies things are going to happen that will try to unset it challenges delays people that
are rude doors that close you can't stop that from happening but you can choose to not let it get on
the inside when worry comes no my mind is set God is still on the throne he's in control of my life
when offense comes you get upset live bitter no God is my vindicator he's fighting my battles
contract didn't go through you didn't get the position you could be down disappointed but your
mind is set God I trust you I know you wouldn't have closed this door unless you had something
better in store don't let the challenges during the day unset your mind keep it set keep it stayed
on him keep it full of praise keep expecting good things keep believing for what God promised you
you know we don't make enough decisions for ourselves to be honest we let the devil make
too many of them he comes and whispers in your ear very early in the morning this is going to be a
lousy day you feel bad you this that reminds you of all your problems but you can say no
I've decided that this is going to be a good day I've decided that I'm going to enjoy everything
no matter what and every day say God I believe that you're going to take care of this
let your attitude be if anything good can happen today it will and it will happen to me
let's make a decision today and ask God to help us to be positive to talk positive not don't
ignore your problems but you can even find a positive way to talk about your problems
yeah I've got a big problem but I've got a big God you wake up in the morning thoughts sometimes
whisper it's going to be a lousy day have so many problems I don't feel like dealing with these
children you can either dwell on that believe that it's true you'll go around discouraged
it'll become a reality you'll have a lousy day but a better approach is to say no thanks I'm not
going to dwell on those discouraging thoughts they came to my mind but I know I control the doorway
I don't have to allow them in I'm going to erase them and replace them with some better thoughts
this is going to be a great day father thank you that I'm alive thank you that you woke me
up this morning thank you that I'm healthy thank you that you have a bright future in store for me
like when you wake up in the morning are your thoughts more characterized by
by worry or or panic or overwhelm or fear or more by peace and calm when you wake up does your mind
start start kind of racing like about you know what's going to go wrong today I'm worried about
my kids I I'm worried about the the state of our nation our country's out of control is your
default thinking more worried thoughts or peaceful ones in other words even if it's a tough season
do you actually find yourself no no I got it I can cast my cares upon God today I can sense the
Holy Spirit which transcends human understanding even if life is hard and complex right now I still
sense God's goodness I sense his presence his spirit with me do your thoughts drift towards
the negative or the positive do you wake up and find yourself just kind of like negative critical
of people I'm going to be working with her today and who does she think she is uh kind of assuming
the worst instead of believing the best do you look at your day and you say man it's it's it's
7 a.m and I'm already behind there's not enough me to go around okay my family isn't going to help my
spouse I and and I can't wait for this day to be over and you're like it's 7:15 or do you wake up
with positive faith again even if the day is is loaded you'd say no no I know Christ is with me
even when I feel weak he's strong and he's going to carry me and help me overcome today
even the hard stuff I know God's working all things together for my good because I love them
and God loves me where you actually enter the day with a sense of like man God's given me this
this amazing life to steward and he's blessed me with some some incredible spiritual gifts to use
and so I don't want to waste a moment today I want to I want to invest myself in things that matter
and I want to make a difference in the lives of people especially those are lost or last in the
world so when everything else falls away from my life on earth it's going to count for eternity I
want you to listen to me what you think about on a daily basis matters more than you can imagine
this is the key he wants us to make a decision every day to enjoy our life said another way
it is ultimately up to us if we're going to enjoy life even in the face of all that
we're going through and I know so many of you are going through difficult times right now
even in the face of the busyness of life he wants us to have joy in our lives
he wants us to enjoy our life not dread life not just get by in life not just endure life
not to be stressed out all the time but to enjoy our life Jesus said it like this the
thief comes only to steal kill and destroy but I have come that they might have life
listen to this they might have and enjoy life in abundance life to the full life till it overflows
think about it Jesus came came so that we could have and enjoy abundant life the Psalmist said
this this is the day the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it God wants us to rejoice
and have joy and enjoy every day that he gives us instead of waking up and saying I dread the day
I dread the day we need to wake up and think I can't hardly wait to see what God does today
amen
God wants me to have joy he wants my joy to be full he doesn't want me
crying all day out of depression sadness or sorrow he wants me celebrating all day
because he wants my joy to be made full if you want to enjoy life you got to let God be God
and that means believe the word get up every day and do the best you can
and know that God understands and sees your heart and if you love him
just love God and let him love you
when you get up in the morning what's the first thing you think about you planned the day are you
the days already planned do you stop to listen to him Lord speak to my heart about today what
have you got in mind for today what's your plan we enjoy life more when we invite God into our
everyday life sometimes it's so easy to divide our life up into sacred and secular we fit God
into a box of a Sunday morning church service and maybe a few minutes every morning when we
have our quiet time and then the rest of the time the rest of our life it's like we leave God out
but God doesn't want to be put into a box he wants to be involved in every part of our everyday life
listen to what the scripture says in Romans 12 so here's what I want you to do God helping you
take your everyday ordinary life your sleeping eating going to work life and place it
before God as an offering Paul tells us in Colossians let every detail in your lives words
actions whatever be done in the name of the master Jesus thanking God the father every
step of the way I would encourage you to let God into your everyday life let him into every
detail of your life we need to invite him into our parenting invite him into our marriages
invite him into our work invite him into to go to the grocery store with us invite him into our car
as we face traffic invite him into every aspect of our life and then do everything we do as unto him
do everything we do to please him ask him for his help as we go through our day
you see friends when we start inviting God into every aspect of our life
we find joy in the most common and ordinary parts of our lives we enjoy life more
every day the priority of our life ought to be time we spend alone with him being quiet
and a good time to do that's when you start the day out you cannot go in to work wherever you work
forgetting God get to the place in your life where you feel like you've been robbed if you
don't have quality time with the Lord I like to do it when I first get up get up in the morning
and just begin to praise God just lift your hands and say father I just want to praise you today and
I just want you to know how wonderful it is to be able to be in your presence again today and I want
to give you praise and thanksgiving for all the wonderful things that you've already done for me
all the dreams that you've already brought to pass in my life and I want to thank you in advance for
bringing the dream to pass that I'm believing for right now and I'm delighting myself in you
I counted a great joy and a great honor to spend quality time with you spending time with God
means thanking him continually you know in first Thessalonians chapter 5 verse 18
God says in everything give thanks for this is the will of God
and he says in everything give thanks why should I give thanks in everything because in everything
God's going to provide one thing I found is that we enjoy life more when we're grateful
we enjoy life when we recognize God's blessings in our lives and are grateful for them the bible
says every good gift every gift that we receive everything that's good in our lives is from our
father in heaven I have found the more grateful I am the more I enjoy my life you see friends
gratitude and enjoying life go hand in hand the more we recognize and are grateful for God's
blessings in our lives the more we enjoy our life we enjoy life more when we focus on the positive
when we see the good in every situation when we see the glass half full instead of half empty
when we stop looking at what's wrong in our lives and see what's right in our lives
gratitude gratitude will change your view of your world
are you practicing gratitude are you practicing gratitude be grateful in all circumstances let me
tell you the most powerful time where you can be grateful when nothing in your circumstances tell
you that you should be grateful because that's the time you get to be grateful for what's eternal
life at its best is a life that listens to God
trusts God obeys God and thanks God that's life at its best