Our lives are a gift of God. They are mostly measured in years, but really we live out that gift day-by-day. I think the day marker is most important, because to some extent, a night's sleep veils the previous day. In a significant way, each day is new.
I have learned the power of speaking into the new day. I have learned the importance of affirming in every day Thanksgiving, living an Un-offended life, Love, Identity, and Purpose.
A few days ago, I was offended at my wife. That offense diminished the flow of love between us. In reality, the offense was a false construct in my own mind....she did NOTHING wrong. But because I have not yet fully put offense under my feet, damage was done to our relationship.
Because each morning I affirm my commitment to living an un-offended life.....because I refresh that commitment each day.....I knew fairly quickly that I was wrong....and that I had allowed what I had committed NOT to allow.
As discouraging as it was to damage the relationship I have with the one I love the most, I felt a breath of encouragement. I realized that the daily affirmation I make to live an un-offended life is what allowed me to quickly see where I had gone off the rails.....and because I am a son of God, I asked for forgiveness and restored the relationship.
Each day, I use TULIP as a memory aid to start the day right. I write in my journal words of Thanksgiving. I affirm my commitment to live an Un-offended life and a life of Love. I write of my Identity as a prince in the Kingdom of God, and I write of my Purpose in Him.
If you want to write or speak into your own day, you may want to make a different list of attitudes and affirmations. However you do it, you can renew your mind in this way each day. You can use the creative power given by God to shape yourself for the coming day.....and the years that make up your lifetime.
That's what I'm doing, as best I can.
How about you.....what do you do to make the most of each day?
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