Psalm 118:24 This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.
I try really hard to be positive and uplifting, but there is a tiny pessimist deep within me who always points out what could go wrong. This small voice is incredibly vocal, especially when I mess up or when things aren’t going the way I’d hoped. So when I woke up at the crack of dawn today and began tossing and turning restlessly, the pessimist was quick to chime in, “Oh great. It’s the middle of the night and you can’t sleep. Looks like it’s going to be a great day.” That voice is fluent in snarkiness and sarcasm.
2 Samuel 22:2 …”The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer….”
I’ve been working on retraining myself, on silencing that inner pessimist, with my daily time with my Savior. That voice is not from Him nor of Him. It speaks the world’s truth and not my precious Savior’s. So I truly was thrilled when on the heels of the snark, Psalm 118:24 came quickly to mind: “This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Thank You, Jesus.
2 Samuel 22:3 “…my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my Savior….”
Lord, Thank You for this day and for guiding me ever closer to You. Thank You for the awareness that my inner pessimist does not speak Your truth in my life. Thank You for Psalm 118:24, which helped me to circumvent negativity this morning and led me to praying and praising You instead. Draw me closer. Always. Amen.
Psalm 118:24 The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.
Have a blessed day.