Positive Daily Inspiration – September 1, 2023 – Wide-Open Gates, And New Beginnings

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“We always pray for you, asking that our God will … fulfill by God’s power every good resolve and work of faith.”
2 Thessalonians 1:11

God bless you on this glorious Friday.

God goes ahead of you walking into the unknown, blazing a path to the best possible outcome.

M. Louise Haskins wrote these lines that have inspired and stirred many persons:

“And I said to the man who stood at the gate: ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.’

“And he replied: ‘Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.’

“So, I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night. And God led me toward the hills and the breaking of day in the lone east.”

Today we are at the first day of September. September is an interesting month.

As many people make resolutions in September to begin something a new as they do in January.

This dates to childhood. Most of us started school again in September. Let this September be special for you.

We never stop learning. For many of us we also never stop being afraid of the unknown, and going through that gate, when we are not sure in human mind what is on the other side.

There are many, many references to gates in the Bible. The gates were an important part of an ancient city, for they were the only means of passing through the wall. A gate is a way in. It is also a way out. As we enter into this new beginning, we are entering the gate, but we are also exiting from the gate of our past. We are entering a new opportunity; we are leaving the old behind. In theory, at least, this is what we do. But sometimes we make the gate to enter the new level of life an access through which we enter laden with the things of the past that we should have laid aside or left behind.

Sharon Ketchum, a fine minister from Lansing Michigan, has said, “The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there!”

The mere turning of a page on the calendar from August to September does not make us a new person, or a new student. The turning is an inner turning, a turning from doubts and fears, and failures of the past, a deliberate turning of our face away from the shadows to the light. We can’t face two directions at the same time, nor do we want to. We face forward; we enter the gate marked God’s opportunity. We see it as a new beginning and we place our hand in the hand of God, certain of guidance, and certain of wonderful things ahead for us in the future.

Fall is also traditionally a time for setting goals and making changes in your life that you feel will be helpful. You may, or may not stay with these goals, but they give you something to work toward as well as provide a measure for your achievements.

Yet whatever your personal goals may be, the most important goal you can make is to be the very best you can be IN THAT MOMENT.

You can only live in the now, not in the past or in the future. Because you know this, you can live fully and completely.

There is no guarantee that you will reach every goal, but you can let God’s love be the motivation for all that you do. And with God’s love moving you forward, there is always something of excellence to achieve.

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POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER:

Today, I seek the power that is found in the silence of prayer.
I consciously tune out the external sounds and in confidence and faith tune in to the spiritual silence at the heart of life.
In times of quiet meditation, I experience vitalizing communication with God’s life-giving presence.
I welcome the opportunity that all open doors afford me.
I am open to Divine order and God’s peace.

In Jesus Christ’s name … Amen

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION:

With God’s help, I am in a time of advance, I move higher with the help of the strength of the Almighty.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE:

“Patience and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.”
Chinese Proverb

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