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ENJOY THE DAY GOD HAS GIVEN YOU · THIS IS THE LIFE PODCAST

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  Speaker 1: Good morning. Thank you for joining us today here on
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  Speaker 1: our Wednesday edition of Morning Moments with Jesus. Here on
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  Speaker 1: our podcast as we get ready for this morning's devotion.
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  Speaker 1: The Lord just came to me with a simple word
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  Speaker 1: to give you this morning. And that is to just
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  Speaker 1: enjoy your life. Enjoy the life. God has given you.
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  Speaker 1: Just a very simple statement, but sometimes it sure is
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  Speaker 1: hard to really embrace that, isn't it? This morning I
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  Speaker 1: just want you to relax and I just want you
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  Speaker 1: to begin to enjoy all the many blessings that God
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  Speaker 1: has given you in your life. You know, here on
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  Speaker 1: our podcast from day one, we've kind of claimed Psalm
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  Speaker 1: 118 and verse number 24 as our ministry verse as
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  Speaker 1: it pertains to this podcast. And it basically says this
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  Speaker 1: is the day. Which the Lord hath made. We will rejoice.
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  Speaker 1: And be glad in it. And I love that verse because.
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  Speaker 1: To me it's the power of a made up mind.
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  Speaker 1: Somebody who is already determined. Before the day even gets started.
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  Speaker 1: That it's going to be a great day. Why? First
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  Speaker 1: of all because the Lord made this day. And he's
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  Speaker 1: never made a bad day. When we can. make choices
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  Speaker 1: and decisions sometimes that kind of turn it into bad
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  Speaker 1: for us but the Lord never made a bad day
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  Speaker 1: all his days are for our good and then it
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  Speaker 1: says we will rejoice in other words I don't know
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  Speaker 1: what's coming but I've already made my mind I'm going
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  Speaker 1: to rejoice and I'm going to be glad in the
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  Speaker 1: fact that God made this day for me he made
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  Speaker 1: it for me to enjoy not to fret not to
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  Speaker 1: worry Not to be bombarded by circumstances I can't control.
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  Speaker 1: He gave it to me. As a gift. To enjoy.
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  Speaker 1: You're allowed to enjoy this day. That God has already
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  Speaker 1: given you. And I want to tell you this morning.
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  Speaker 1: Not every morning has to begin with a problem to solve.
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  Speaker 1: Not every morning has to begin with a burden to
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  Speaker 1: surrender to the Lord. Or a lesson that has to
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  Speaker 1: be learned. And I'm here to tell you this morning just.
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  Speaker 1: kind of based on what the Lord's been telling me,
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  Speaker 1: not every moment must carry some deep meaning or lead
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  Speaker 1: to a major decision. I wrestle with that because my
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  Speaker 1: mind is always geared towards the next devotion or the
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  Speaker 1: next message the Lord wants me to speak. So I'm
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  Speaker 1: constantly looking at nature and other things that are going
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  Speaker 1: on and diving into the Word of God, trying to say, okay, Lord,
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  Speaker 1: what's next? What's next? And I get excited about what's next.
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  Speaker 1: But the Lord reminds me and Now today, this morning,
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  Speaker 1: he's reminding all of us that there's nothing wrong with
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  Speaker 1: looking for the next thing. But don't miss today. Don't
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  Speaker 1: miss what the Lord is doing right now. Sometimes the
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  Speaker 1: most spiritual thing you can do is simply receive the
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  Speaker 1: day that God has placed before you and be grateful
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  Speaker 1: for it. So this morning, enjoy your cup of coffee.
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  Speaker 1: Laugh with your spouse and with your children. Notice the sunrise.
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  Speaker 1: Listen to the birds. Listen to those little voices this
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  Speaker 1: morning that are trying to eagerly tell you something and
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  Speaker 1: give them your undivided attention for that moment. Appreciate something
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  Speaker 1: beautiful without feeling as though you must turn it into
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  Speaker 1: some kind of special assignment today. Hope this is getting
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  Speaker 1: to you this morning because this really hit me pretty
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  Speaker 1: hard as I really began to kind of dig into this.
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  Speaker 1: And look at what Psalm 118 really meant. We can
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  Speaker 1: become so focused on where we are going that we
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  Speaker 1: forget to appreciate where we are at the moment. We
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  Speaker 1: pray about what God will do next while overlooking what
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  Speaker 1: He's doing right now and what He's already done in
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  Speaker 1: our lives. Oh yeah, sometimes we wait for the next
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  Speaker 1: door to open, the next prayer to be answered, the
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  Speaker 1: next season to begin. While the goodness of God is
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  Speaker 1: sitting right here in front of us this morning. Psalm 118.24
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  Speaker 1: does not say this is the day the Lord has made.
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  Speaker 1: We must figure everything else out ourselves. It says we
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  Speaker 1: will rejoice and be glad in it. Now being glad
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  Speaker 1: is a choice. It is a decision to recognize that
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  Speaker 1: this ordinary day is still a gift from God. It
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  Speaker 1: may not bring some great breakthrough to date. Or some
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  Speaker 1: unforgettable experience. Sometimes there's just beauty in the ordinary. May
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  Speaker 1: simply be filled with a familiar face. Quiet moments. Everyday responsibilities.
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  Speaker 1: And those small little blessings that will never come again.
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  Speaker 1: Like they're going to come today. But that does not
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  Speaker 1: make it any less precious. To us or to God.
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  Speaker 1: So today. Today. Today does not have to be profound
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  Speaker 1: to be meaningful to you. You do not have to
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  Speaker 1: improve everything, understand everything, or accomplish everything. What the Lord
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  Speaker 1: wants you to do this morning is just take a
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  Speaker 1: deep breath and say, Thank you, Lord, for the gift
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  Speaker 1: of another day. Receive this day without pressure. Enjoy the
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  Speaker 1: life that God has given you. And take a deep breath,
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  Speaker 1: and as you look around, I want you to just
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  Speaker 1: Enjoy this moment right now that you're in. Sometimes gratitude
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  Speaker 1: is the only assignment we have for today. There is
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  Speaker 1: nothing wrong with looking forward. I'm not saying that. I
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  Speaker 1: do it all the time, constantly almost. There's nothing wrong
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  Speaker 1: with looking forward to what God is going to do next.
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  Speaker 1: Faith gives us hope for tomorrow. We should embrace that.
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  Speaker 1: But do not become so focused on the future. That
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  Speaker 1: you miss the goodness he has placed right in front
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  Speaker 1: of you this morning. So today. I guess my final
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  Speaker 1: thought is don't become. So focused on what God may
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  Speaker 1: do that. You overlook the beauty of what really is
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  Speaker 1: at this moment. Today you be safe. You be strong
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  Speaker 1: and you be blessed. But I also want you to
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  Speaker 1: be aware. That there may not be a tomorrow. Yesterday. Today.
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  Speaker 1: It's over. But you've got this morning. You've got today. Rejoice.
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  Speaker 1: And be glad in it. Because I have learned in
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  Speaker 1: my life. And I'm sure you have too. That there's
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  Speaker 1: two ways to face the day. Worried about what might happen.
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  Speaker 1: Or rejoicing the fact that no matter what happens. God
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  Speaker 1: is still in control. Lord we will see you back
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  Speaker 1: here again tomorrow. And until then, I hope you have
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  Speaker 1: a great day.