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Start Your Day with
the Lord
“Good
morning, Lord! I don’t know where You are going today, but wherever You’re
going, I’m comin’ with You!”
Sheila Walsh
A
Good Way to Start a Day
I
don’t trust hotel wake-up calls.
Whether
you will actually receive one when you ask seems to depend on the state of mind
of the person entering your request.
If
he’s just broken up with his girlfriend, for example, and her name happens to
be Sheila, I’m either getting a call in the middle of the night or none at all.
So,
I set my own alarm on my phone. I actually set two. The first is when it would
be good to get up, and the second is when I’d jolly well better get up.
I
used to crawl out of bed, check that our son was up and in the shower, turn on
the television to the morning news, and make myself a cup of coffee.
It’s
not a bad way to start the day, but I’ve found a much better way.
I
realized that if the first thing I pay attention to is what’s happening in our
world, those images and words impact my view of the rest of the day.
But
if the Word of God is the first thing, I give my heart and mind to, I see
everything as under the control of my all-good, all-powerful, and all-loving
heavenly Father.
It’s
hardly surprising that this new start to my day has had a huge impact on my
life.
The
moment I awake, I say Psalm 143:8 (NIV) to myself — or, if Barry is already
awake, I say it out loud.
I
repeat the verse several times. It’s become a great way to start a day:
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,”
My
love will fall and fail, but God’s love never will.
“for I have placed my trust in you.”
The
psalmist is very intentional here: trusting God is an act of the will.
“Show me the way I should go,”
I pray, “Show me, Father, which way I should go
today.”
"for
to you I entrust my life."
Then
I pray these simple words:
“Good morning, Lord! I don’t know where You are going
today, but wherever You’re going, I’m comin’ with You!”
A
good way to start the day every single day is to declare the Word of God and
thank Him for it.
Five
Minutes in the Word
What
does the Bible say about beginning your morning with prayer and with the Lord?
Read these key scriptures.
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I
entrust my life.” – Psalm 143:8 NIV
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his
mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your
faithfulness.” – Lamentations 3:22–23 ESV
“Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes
with the morning.” – Psalm 30:5
“It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the
morning, your faithfulness in the evening.” – Psalm 92:2
“Very early in the morning, while it was still dark,
Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” – Mark 1:35 NIV
Excerpted
with permission from 5 Minutes with Jesus by Sheila Walsh, copyright 2015
Sheila Walsh, published by Thomas Nelson.
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I
believe we’re exhausted from it all. Our hearts are aching to hear from God,
and His still small voice often speaks in the silence.” - Sheila Walsh
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How
do you start your day? Do you have a daily declaration before you climb out of
bed and your feet hit the ground?
If not, try out Sheila’s for the day – “Good
morning, Lord! I don’t know where You are going today, but wherever You’re
going, I’m comin’ with You!”
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Sheila Walsh is a powerful Bible teacher and best-selling author
from Scotland with over 4 million books sold. A featured speaker with Women of
Faith® conferences, she has reached more than 3.5 million women by combining
honesty, vulnerability, and humor with God's Word. Currently completing her
Masters in Theology, Sheila lives in Frisco, Texas with her husband, Barry, her
son, Christian, and her two little dogs, Belle and Tink.
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