Devotional for Thursday, May 26, 2016
“The Heart Full of Joy”
\by Dona Hake
Psalm 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
The scriptures teach us in Psalm 16:11 that as we abide in the Lord’s presence there will be fullness of joy, and we know that the joy of the Lord is our strength. We must continue to renew our minds, and not permit anything to pull us out of His presence or pull us away from what the Word of God says about the situations that we are dealing with. Have you ever had a day in which you thought it would be wonderful to just go back to bed and do it all over again. I know that I have? But you know what?….we cannot. May we learn from our days. If we did not continue in His Word as we know how, then all we need to do is humble our self before Him. From there, God grants us wisdom from our mistakes if we permit Him to.
If we do not deal with those days that went wrong correctly we will have ourselves wide open to having our joy and peace robbed. It is when those thoughts tempt us to think thoughts of defeat that we must remember that some things may be beyond my control, but one thing for sure…we can make a quality decision to stay in His presence, hold fast and guard our peace, and continue to walk in His unconditional peace and joy.
Today, I encourage you to stay mindful to do that which you know in your heart, and that which is right in His sight. They say “Hind sight is always 20/20 vision.” This is true for in those times in which I look back on my yesterdays, We must continue to renew our minds, and not permit anything to pull us out of His presence or pull us away from what the Word of God says about the situations that we are dealing with. Thank God that He speaks to us even when we miss the mark. God is so good, and His mercies are abundant!