Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 29 Sep 2007

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 29 Sep 2007

Heading into the weekend, let us take the opportunity to evaluate and examine our hearts. Everything that we have gone through, the good, the bad, areas in our lives that we need to work on. Write it all down, what are some of the blessings that you have received this week, what were some of the difficult moments you had to go through during the week; maybe God is saying to pray for people, people who are causing you stress in your life. Most of us have either gone through a rough week at work, a tiring week, and we feel drained. Through all this, it is important that we find rest, it is important that we spend time with friends and family. But most of all we must spend time with God, praising His name, glorifying Him, thanking Him, and listening to Him. Many of us are excited about the future, and all that we will do for God. The excitement can cause us to forget how important it is to evaluate, to seek God where He is leading and moving. Today’s word of encouragement is spending time evaluating: 1) Our relationship with God. 2) What was the toughest part about our week, the difficult moments—write them down, pray over them, seek God to bring clarity, pray blessings over these situations. 3) Write down God’s blessings through the week, and give glory to God, praise His name. 4) Pray for people that God is putting on your heart, our leaders, our nation, other nations—what is God revealing to you? Pray blessings. Psalm 26:2-3 says, “2 Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; 3 for your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in your truth.” Today let God examine our hearts, evaluating areas in us where we can work on to draw closer to Him, where we can be a blessing to others, and where we can find restoration in our souls. © Sept 2007 Shaun Lee