Renew Your Heart and Rejoice

 

“Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous…”

—Psalm 32:11

Does anyone doubt that our current culture breeds negativity? In virtually every sphere, people are polarized: about politics, about the environment, about the economy, about religion—the list goes on and on. It’s very easy to become entrapped by this negativism.

Faith in God offers us a solution. Instead of complaining and bickering, we should express gratitude for the many ways God has filled our lives with reasons to rejoice.

Instead of yielding to the pressures the culture tries to thrust on us, we should determine to live our lives inside out. We should reorder our priorities. We should turn our grumbling into rejoicing. If we do, we will join those who have overcome the world.

As the Psalmist has declared in Psalm 32:8-11:

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.

Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him. Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Why not join me in determining to begin this day with rejoicing. Let us purpose to thank God for His mercy, grace, and love. At every turn throughout this day, we can choose to express gratitude to the One who loves us with His everlasting love.

 

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