Friday, January 05, 2007

It's My Choice

For the next twelve hours I will be exposed to the day’s demands. It is now that I must make a choice. Because of Calvary, I'm free to choose. And so I choose.

I CHOOSE LOVE . . .
No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.
I CHOOSE JOY ... I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical. . . the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.
I CHOOSE PEACE . . . I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.
I CHOOSE PATIENCE . . . I will overlook the inconveniences of die world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I'll invite him to do so. Rather than complain that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage.
I CHOOSE KINDNESS . . . I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.
I CHOOSE GOODNESS . . . I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness. !
I CHOOSE FAITHFUENESS ... Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My wife will not question my love. And my children will never fear that their father will not come home.
I CHOOSE GENTLENESS ... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.
I CHOOSE SELF-CONTROL . . . I am a spiritual being. . . . After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot, rule the eternal. I choose self-control. I will be drunk only by joy. I will be impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will be taught only by Christ. I choose self-control.
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek his grace. And then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.
MAX LUCADO
When God Whispers Your Name

8 Comments:

Blogger Jon said...

Absolutely beautiful...may we all hold to these thoughts and goals.

Live Love, Love God, Love People.

Jon

3:49 PM  
Blogger Jami m sells said...

And when we believe and our faith is in what Jesus Christ done than we are righteous.

4:32 PM  
Anonymous Jami M Sells said...

And when we believe and our faith is in what Jesus Christ has done for us than we are righteous.

4:35 PM  
Blogger Jami m sells said...

Only way to be righteous is that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and that's the only way there is no good deeds we can do to be righteous but Only faith in what Jesus Christ done on the cross.

4:38 PM  
Blogger Jami m sells said...

Jami m sells

4:39 PM  
Blogger Jami m sells said...

Jami m sells is the unknown

4:39 PM  
Blogger Jami m sells said...

To the faith in Jesus Christ

4:40 PM  
Anonymous Jami M Sells said...

I forgot to use my name on the comments above.I am the one that wrote all these comments

4:52 PM  

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