Daily Encouragement For July 02:

Live For Today

Have you ever wished, when a day went wrong
a wish that's quite in vain that it were only possible
to live that day again 

You'd start out in the morning with the prayers you should have said
and through the days your actions with tolerance be led 

The many little instances that tried your patience, true
if only you could start again you'd know now what to do 

You'd kneel and say your evening prayers and thank the lord above
for all the pleasant hours past your heart at peace with love 

But since this is a wish in vain and never can be true
there's only one alternative just one thing you can do 

To live today in such a way that when tomorrow comes
the memories of yesterday will all be cherished ones.

By Nita Wheeler 

We can sit around all day and think of the past and what we should have 
done in a certain situation, but instead of wasting precious time the 
Lord has given us, it's time to look toward the future with hope and a 
dream. It is a waste of time to live in the past for many reasons 
but the most important reason is because, you cannot change the past, but you
can change today. As we look forward to our tomorrows God will place a

peace and comfort in our hearts for trusting in Him and not worrying about our
past sins and failures. If God forgave your past then why should you not forgive
you.

“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known
unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer
and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the
peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through
Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 4:4-7.