Positive Daily Inspiration - March 4, 2024
STOP FOR FIVE SECONDS-THINK ABOUT GOD!
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“I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
God will not let your foot slip –
God who watches over you will not slumber;
Indeed, God who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord watches over you – the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm – God will watch over your life;
The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”
Psalm 121
A woman told the story of a particularly difficult time in her life. Nothing seemed to go right, and she felt terribly alone. While thumbing through the Bible, her eyes caught the words: “I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from?” She said this statement immediately dissolved her fear and her loneliness, and she was given inspiration and motivation to change her life, because she knew that God was with her.
Sometimes we will read something, or hear something that will be like God speaking directly to us. In that moment, we will be given the spiritual strength that we so need.
We often put exceptions into God’s ability to be with us, to provide for us, to comfort us. Yet, when we really think about it, we know that God is with us – at least we know on an intellectual level. How do we know this, deeply – in our hearts and souls and minds – especially during difficult periods in our lives?
We stop – even for 5 seconds – we stop, in our minds, and we remind ourselves. That’s all it takes. It is like learning a skill. The first times we do something new or unfamiliar, it feels awkward. We say to ourselves, “I’ll never be able to do this!” And “I’ll never remember to stop for even ONE second!”
Yet, each time we perform a new action, our minds begin the work of making it comfortable for us. Remember learning how to type? Or learning how to tie your shoes? Or learning how to hold a pencil? Or using a computer?
At first it was awkward. Some of us were sure we would never learn this new task. There was a fear of failure, of not knowing if we could do it. Others were a little braver and knew that someday they would master the task, no matter what they needed to do. They had a bit of excitement and anticipation in learning the new task.
The first weeks, we might remember to stop for 5 seconds and remember that God is always with us only 1 time each day, or an average of 5 times a week. If we want to learn this skill, we’ll keep trying, and eventually, we’ll remember to stop for 5 seconds once a day … then 2 or 3 times day … until, one day, we stop … We stop and, suddenly, we realize that we have formed a habit of stopping for 5 seconds every time we feel a little frustrated, angry, lonely, or confused – that we stop for 5 seconds, and we are filled with the knowing – the deepest knowing within our souls, our hearts, and our minds – that God is always with us. And all is well.
We then go forward in our day, knowing that we have accomplished something that we never thought possible, at one time. And we begin to know that all is possible, with God’s help and with God by our side.
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POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER:
Dear God, even when I feel all alone – I am spiritually reminded that I am not.
Even when I think I am at the end of my rope – I am not.
Your everlasting help brings me through every challenge.
Thank You God!
POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION:
Today is a day of high confidence because today is a day of high awareness of God’s presence.
POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE:
“There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the circuits of our highest potential”
Rusty Berkus
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