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Remembering He is our watchful shepherd

Do you have those special days or mornings when you get up and for some strange reason you feel exceptionally…great? It’s kind of like your energy level is higher or something. You have a better than average attitude about your coming day and you feel excited about what it’s going bring. Of course, there are many days when we don’t have this wonderful kind of optimism. In fact, some mornings it’s hard to even get out of bed much less feel like a fully-charged, Eveready battery! How often do you count these days both good and bad as God’s blessings? Truly, I say our days are all His gifts. They are our opportunities to accomplish the plans He has for our future, His plans to prosper us  and not to harm us. Does what I am saying sound familiar? It should for in (Jeremiah 29:11) this is what God tells us. He is always our watchful, responsible shepherd who is looking out for us. Our God wants only the best for us!

Each morning God waits for us to get up so He can show us new things, take us to greener pastures, and provide the exceptional for us. After all, we are His beloved sheep and He cares for us. Sadly, I think we become so familiar with our routines and our habits we don’t recognize the blessings we do have from God. The blessings of having those good days mixed with the difficult ones -- the times when we don’t have that; all too familiar pain or some hurtful memory. It is hard sometimes to see the forest for the trees, as the old saying goes. God planned our days and our future long ago. It’s really shameful that we tend to look at our days as just another day, a forest full of trees!

In (Isaiah 25:1) the prophet exclaims; “O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.” Today, let us not forget that God is our watchful shepherd and that He has destined us for good and not bad. Have a blessed day and help someone else share your joy in Him!



                     












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