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Here is a Christian daily devotional for motivational Monday:

"This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24)

Today is a new day, a fresh start. It is a day that the Lord has made, and we can choose to rejoice and be glad in it. We can choose to focus on the good things in our lives, and to be grateful for all that God has given us. We can choose to be positive and hopeful, and to believe that today will be a great day.

Let us not forget that God is wit

by Tonja Taylor  

⁹ And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and  faint.--Galatians 6:9, AMPC

Almost all of us true Believers in Christ have felt discouragement; thoughts of "Why bother? What you're doing is not making any difference. You're just wasting your time and efforts," etc.

I’m sure even the LORD Jesus felt frustration, and was tempted to give u

by linzy bruno  

Learning to live above our circumstances requires a lifelong commitment to God’s Ways and a strong desire to mature and grow in Christ, and even with a degree of success, this countenance is not an easy one to sustain. Abiding under the safety of God’s Wing, as these Psalms so eloquently depict this spiritually sustaining metaphor, is an important key in reaching this life-changing pinnacle. For when we learn to trust Christ Jesus through all of our trials and tribulations

by Tonja Taylor  

⁸ This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.--Joshua 1:8, AMPC

"Meditation" is not some super-spiritual occultic practice. It's simply thinking about something over and over, and saying it.  We can take what our tendencies to worry, and convert them to po

by Tonja Taylor  

¹³ If we are faithless [do not believe and are untrue to Him], He remains true (faithful to His Word and His righteous character), for He cannot deny Himself.--2 Timothy 2:13, AMPC

As the song "Way Maker" says, "Even when we don't see it, He's working...."! Hallelujah! 

Only take heed, and guard your life diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes  have seen and lest they depart from your [mind and] heart all the days of your life. Teach them to your children an

by PamFord Davis  
Why do we worry?

For me, it just comes naturally. My parents were worriers.

My mind goes back to final days before Mom’s death. She was recovering from lung cancer surgery and we were making important decisions.

Plans for Dad to enter assisted living were finalized. At the age of 87, his health was declining; he needed care that Mom could no longer provide. His social security payments would cover monthly payments to a nearby Veterans group home.

Mom’s small social security check w

by PamFord Davis  

Many will remember a time when bankers didn’t always require proof of collateral.

The bankers and customers lived, worked and worshiped in the same small towns. Trusting the reputations of loan applicants they had faith in receiving promised payments. Deals were closed with confidence and a firm handshake.

Faith is a firm foundation.

“Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1 NASB).”

That Bible verse is a brief scripture passage but i

by Tonja Taylor  

 9 So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.--Galatians 6:9, NLT

God is faithful to reward our work, however we give to His Kingdom; prayer, finances, material goods, encouragement, service--He will reward it all. We are the Light in the world, and we are making a difference, no matter how it seems!

Sometimes I have been tempted to stop praying for people, especially after praying for them for

by Lupie Riley  

Thought:  Most of us reading this would agree were living in troublesome times.  The last three years have made a grievous change in our lifestyle.  Mandatory vaccines, face masks, social distancing, closing of schools and churches, medical care compromised, and the list goes on like something out of a bad fiction movie.  A high percentage of the masses obeyed the rules coming from maniacal dictators behind the scenes whose goal was to turn America into a third world country. 

by Tonja Taylor  
 

The biggest secret to being happy is to be thankful!

Just start choosing to thank the LORD (as He commands in I Thessalonians 5), and you will soon starting thinking on things above, and remembering the goodness of God!

6 [And it is, indeed, a source of immense profit, for] godliness accompanied with contentment (that contentment which is a sense of [inward sufficiency) is great and abundant gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and obviously we cannot take anything o

Have you heard any bad news this week, we are inundated by them. The media blasts us with waves and waves of them. Our friends and acquaintances peddle them. We live in a very large world, that is filled to the brim with unpleasant news. History is replete with tales of them, the present teams with them, and many do not believe in the possibility of a future that is not devoid of them.

The Book of Job puts it this way, man who is born of woman is a few days and full of trouble. It is almost as i

by linzy bruno  

Strength in weakness…..what a remarkable concept. Our God is Amazing and Divine assistance is without measure or comparison. Only God can make such a marvelous guarantee, that even in our weaknesses, because of our reliance on Him; we are strong!

Rather than relentless insistence that we strive for perfection of our own accord, which would define independence, God wants that we depend completely on Him. And this countenance will

by linzy bruno  

Strength in weakness…..what a remarkable concept. Our God is Amazing and Divine assistance is without measure or comparison. Only God can make such a marvelous guarantee, that even in our weaknesses, because of our reliance on Him; we are strong!

Rather than relentless insistence that we strive for perfection of our own accord, which would define independence, God wants that we depend completely on Him. And this countenance will

by Tonja Taylor  

…2 For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him. 3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only TRUE God, and Jesus Christ, Whom Your have sent. ---John 17:2-3, Berean Study Bible

Don't you hate it when you do something good---and someone else gets the credit?

Think how the LORD, our dear God Who is Love (I John 4:8) must feel!

Not only has He not gotten the credit for all the good things He's do

If God is first in your life, everything can come into order. If God is not first in your life, nothing can come into order. And when I say everything comes into order, I don't mean that we won't have problems or tribulations. Jesus said,

"You will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

I don't mean that you won't ever have any problems, because we live in a fallen world. But what I do mean is that everything in your life can come into order, and you can walk through

by Olawale Ogunsola  

Genesis 12:1-3
"[1]The lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.
[2]I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
[3]I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”
One desire of any serious mind is comfort and comfortability. It is not

by linzy bruno  

God’s Word is clear that He will never leave us. He has made this promise, however, like with all of the Lord’s Covenants, He has a part and we have a part; ours is to keep His Commandments:

^“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”(Hebrews 13:5)

God doesn’t leave us; we leave HIM!

^“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gif

by Tonja Taylor  

And though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.--Job 8:7, AMPC

Who [with reason] despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel. [These seven] are the eyes of the Lord which run to and fro throughout the whole earth.--Zechariah 4:10, AMPC

Everything--including you and me!--starts with a seed.

Jesus Himself was (the ultimate!) Seed, sown by the Father to die on the cross for