Daily Reflections, Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Today's Scripture: Psalm 147:16

Here are some one-liners to jumpstart your day.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you do criticize them, you’re a mile away and you will have their shoes.

If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

I recently read a quote from commentator, Matthew Henry, as he meditated on the theft of his wallet. “Let me be thankful, first, because he never robbed me before; second, because although he took my purse, he did not take my life; third, because although he took all I possessed, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed.”

Eric Hoffer states, “The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.”

Many times we don’t look at life from the proper perspective. We become mired in the difficult things that happen to us and forget to look up to our Mountain of Hope. We have a God who has promised that He will arrange every circumstance of our life for good and yet so many times we forget this.

If you are going through a trial, don’t forget to look to the Lord. He will help you. You just need to trust Him.

Both gratitude for God’s past and current mercies, as well as hope-filled expectation of His future mercy are the strongest motives to live for His glory. –Scott Meadows