It's today!

"This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it"    

                                                                                       Psalm 118:24   NKJV

All over the world many people are waking up with the same thought: 'Oh no, it's today.'

Now they be reacting to the fact that today, they have to go to court; or it is their wedding day; they have a funeral to attend; they're starting college, Uni or a new job. In fact, the list may be endless. There may be fear; there may be excitement or a mixture of both. But no matter what that feeling is, today is the day. They may be jumping for joy or want to go back to sleep until the day is over.

There is no getting away from it, today has come. Usually, when a certain day is on the calendar, because it may be a month away, there is a tendency to forget about it. Even when it's three weeks away. Two weeks may cause a person to become a little fearful but, one week away they can go into panic whether it's good panic or not so good. The day is gradually creeping up.

We've all been like this from time to time; some of us handle things ok. Others don't and it can cause a great deal of worry and sleepless nights. Maybe one of your children are leaving home possibly to go to Uni or a job far away. You have known it is coming but have tried not to think too much about it. Now the day is here and the feeling hurts. I remember 29th September 1969 - my first day in the army and I was excited and petrified at the thought of it, but I survived. And so will you. A child leaving home for the first time hurts, but they need to fledge the nest so they can learn to be a grown up. They'll survive and so will you, so don't worry.

The great thing about 'Today,' is the fact that, God has given you another day of your life. You may not feel like rejoicing at this moment but, later in the day, God will pour some blessing into your heart and you will praise Him. God is totally in charge of your day, if you allow Him to be. If you look at the words 'we will' you will notice that we can have control of our walk today with Jesus, by being proactive. We will ourselves to praise God and as we do it becomes much easier. It is similar to the thought, 'I don't want to go to work today.' But as you force your way out of bed and get ready, you are then ok. 

Today has come, you can't change it but, you can change the way you handle it. Get your attitude right, ask God to help you with whatever comes your way today,and, leave the rest to Him. You'll be ok.

Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen

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