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This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. --Psalm 118:24 If you’re around negative people very much, you know what a downer they can be. Some people just seem to always see the negative side of things, and refuse to embrace hope or happiness. But as Christians, we need to get rid of those negative attitudes. That’s exactly what Paul did in his writings. He was even in prison when he wrote several of his letters, but he chose to rejoice in the Lord!  Paul would agree that your attitude will determine your outcome. Every day, we should make a decision to rejoice and thank God, no matter our situation. Christians should be the most insanely joyful people on the earth! We don’t need to struggle all day with fear or worry because we know that Christ has everything in His hands, and He won’t let us go. Learning to rejoice in the day is a process of training and disciplining ourselves to serve Christ and live in the joy of His love and grace. We may get irritable and stressed at times, but if the determination of our hearts is to rejoice in the Lord, we can find the good in everything—even in the little delays and frustrations of the day that so often upset us. There is a wonderful little children’s chorus that begins, “This is the day, this is the day that the Lord has made.  We will rejoice, we will rejoice and be glad in it.” That would be a good daily anthem to sing. Choose to live your life today in the shadow of God’s grace, and rejoice that He has given you another day of life to serve Him. Christians should be the most joyful and positive people on Earth. Are you?

A Trusted Guide

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.”
1 Corinthians 2:14–16

Every two years, following the Summer or Winter Olympic Games, there is another competition for those who suffer from physical disabilities. The Paralympic Games feature many of the same sporting events as the regular games despite the difficulties they pose. During the 2014 Winter Paralympics, Kelly Gallagher from Great Britain won the gold medal in the Super-G downhill skiing competition. The demanding course sees skiers reach speeds of close to sixty miles an hour. Gallagher, who is almost completely blind, cannot see the twists and turns of the snowy course. A sighted guide skis the race in front of her, calling out the turns and jumps over a wireless headset. It is the guide's voice that enables Gallagher to safely complete the race.
The Christian life is filled with many obstacles and challenges—and often we cannot see them coming. We need to have a reliable and trustworthy guide to help us stay on course. Jesus described the ministry of the Holy Spirit this way: “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come” (John 16:13). No difficulty we face presents a surprise to Him, and no decision we must make confuses Him. We have been given this amazing resource as part of our inheritance as children of God, and we need to use it every day.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

When we listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit through the Word of God, we will not go off track.