Friday, December 29, 2017

 
 
Devotional for Friday, December 29, 2017
“Our Future Comes On Day At a Time”
 
its a new day
 
 
by Dona Hake
 
 
 
Philippians 3:13-14
“…but this one thing I do, forgetting
those things which are behind, and reaching
forth unto those things which are before,
I press toward the mark for the prize of
the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
 
 
 
Yesterday has past, today is here and tomorrow is coming. What happened yesterday is behind us.  May we thank Him for walking with us yesterday, look to Him today expecting good things, and praise God He will walk with us in days to come.   As we approach a the New Year 2018 let us place our future into His loving hands.   One of my favorite plaques in my home says:
 
 
 
“The best thing about the future is that
it comes one day at a time.”
 
 
 
 I believe God is desiring us to live in the moment, in His presence, and  faith in Him.  If our yesterday has brought pain to us we need to  ask the Lord to bring healing to our heart, and ask Him for the wisdom we need to walk forward. It is important to remember that when we do walk through hardships that we should seek to embrace and pass on the wisdom that we  attained from that trial.    We should never underestimate the power of sharing our testimony of what we have  learned as the Lord helped us through a trial or rough circumstance.    Remember…we are His light and His mouth piece to speak of His wonderful deeds!  
 

Today I encourage you to be as resolute as Paul was.    He was determined that his past was in the past, and he was moving forward.   God desires that we look forward into our future with faith in our hearts. To dwell on our past  is like trying to drive a car with our gaze continually on our rear view mirror. Yes, there are times we need to glance in our rear view mirrors so we can proceed cautiously. Those glances serve us  to proceed with caution that we do not make mistakes or put ourselves in danger.   May we be continually looking  forward as the Lord walks beside us, and leads us and guides us in His paths that echo His Name.

 
 
“MY UNKNOWN FUTURE IS IN
THE HAND OF AN ALL KNOWING GOD”