TOTD, April 13-15

Looking Unto Jesus

Keep your eyes off yourself and your troubles; instead, fasten them firmly on Jesus and His power. He already know what is wrong with you. He is ready, willing, and able to bring about the changes that need to be made in you and your life.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
--- Hebrews 12:2

My own reflection on this Thought:
* When we're facing a huge problem, our eyes were filled with the problem. It's all about us, it's all about our problem. At that time, it's hard to focus ourselves on Jesus.
But today, we need to know the truth about this. As His disciples, we need to focus on Jesus more. He knows what's wrong with us... Find Him and He'll show us the way. It's all about Jesus and not about us. Find a way to get out of the problem for a while and pray to Jesus... He'll more than pleased to welcome us... (-fon-)

Thoughts Affect Life

It is important for you to come to grips with the fact that your life will not get straightened out until your mind does.

Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but he transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].
--- Romans 12:2


My own reflection on this Thought:
* When one condition comes, check our mind, do we tend to think positively or negatively on that condition?
My guess is : negative thoughts would dominate. Because I myself, tend to think that way as well.
When the negative thoughts appear, worries and fears will usually follow. Then, our faith won't go anywhere being shielded by those things.
It's important to pray to God asking Him to straighten our thinking. Think as He thinks... Can't do that? Ask His Guidance and help... (-fon-)

"I'll Be Glad When..."

Often young parents delay enjoying their child until he has reached a certain stage of growth.

When he is infant they say, " I'll be glad when he gets out of diapers or quits cutting teeth or learns to walk." Then they say, " I'll be glad when he starts in kindergarten." Then it becomes, " I'll be glad when he starts school." Later they say, " I'll be glad when he graduates." On and on it goes until the child is grown and gone, and the parents have never really enjoyed any stage of his life. They were always waiting to be glad when.

We postpone being glad until everything is perfect --- which we all know is never going to happen in this life. We need to learn to rejoice and be glad in the Lord this day and every day along the way toward our goal.

Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that the pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance.
--- Romans 5:3

My own reflection on this Thought:
* This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
That's the song that I remembered reading the above passage.
It's very important to enjoy today. For tomorrow has its own troubles and yesterday's biggest fear or worry has already passed.
Easier said than done, you might say... It might be true, but try our very best to be a "TODAY PERSON".
It will help us a lot and we can enjoy this life better... (-fon-)