When
God Whispers Your Name
It’s
quiet. It’s early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still
black. The world is still asleep.
The
day is coming.
In a
few moments the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with
the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for
the noise of the day.
The
calm of solitude will be replaced by the pounding pace of the human race.
The
refuge of the early morning will be invaded by
decisions
to be made and deadlines to be met.
For the
next twelve hours I will be exposed to the day’s demands.
It is
now that I must make a choice.
Because
of Calvary, I’m free to choose. And so I choose.
I choose love....
No occasion
justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness.
I choose
love.
Today
I will love God and what God loves.
I choose joy...
I will
invite my God to be the God of circumstance.
I will
refuse the temptation to be cynical ... the tool of the lazy thinker.
I will
refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God.
I will
refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.
I choose peace
I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.
I choose Patience
I will
overlook the inconveniences of the world.
Instead
of cursing the one who takes my place, I’ll invite him to do so.
Rather
than complain that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment
to pray.
Instead
of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and
courage.
I choose kindness...
I will
be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich for
they are afraid.
And
kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.
I choose goodness...
I will
go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one.
I will
be overlooked before I will boast.
I will
confess before I will accuse.
I choose
goodness.
I choose faithfulness...
Today
I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust.
My associates
will not question my word. My wife will not question my love.
And
my children will never fear that their father will not come home.
I choose gentleness...
Nothing
is won by force. I choose to be gentle.
If I
raise my voice may it be only in praise.
If I
clench my fist, may it be only in prayer.
If I
make a demand, may it be only of myself.
I choose self-control...
I am
a spiritual being. After this body is dead, my spirit will soar.
I refuse
to let what will rot, rule the eternal.
I choose
self -control.
I will
be drunk only by joy. I will be impassioned only by my faith.
I will
be influenced only by God. I will be taught only by Christ.
I choose
self-control.
Love,
joy,
peace,
patience,
kindness,
goodness,
faithfulness,
gentleness,
and self-control.
To these
I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks.
If I
fail, I will seek His grace.
And
then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and
rest.
---Max Lucado
~I realize that I have this on one of my other pages
but
it is ~one of my all time favorites ... if not my favorite~
so
I thought it deserved it's very own page ....:)
I
hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Thanks
for coming by.
I
sincerely hope you will come back again and again ...
