The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.  Psalm 23:1 NIV

In these simple words we see the impact of grace in a man or woman of God.  The LORD is my shepherd.  By His grace we have come to know Him as the one who loves us and cares deeply for us. Being rebirthed in the grace of Jesus Christ gives a confidence to out thinking and emotions.  Here He is seen as “my shepherd," the one who cares intimately about the details of our life.  Grace lets us know that this is more than a thought or some kind of belief; it is a fact about our relationship with the Lord.  When we know this as true, stress, worry and anxiety have no place in us because I shall not be in want.  Today, celebrate that He is caring for you through all the details of your life, even those that come to us without and invitation from us, they are difficult to say the least.  Allow yourself to relax, smile and rejoice with praise to the LORD your Shepherd, whose goal is to bless you.  Enjoy!

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.  Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing.  My brothers, this should not be.  James 3:9, 10 NIV

Are there not moments in our life when even we are stunned by what just came out of our mouth? With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. My brothers, this should not be. The grace that has been given in our Lord Jesus the Christ is meant to bring about a new life in us and therefore a new way in how we speak to one another. Since grace is filled with kindness and encouragement, we are given the opportunities to speak words of grace to others on a very consistent level.  In other words, expressions of blessings, encouragement and refreshment become not just what we say but actually who we are in the grace of our Lord, who have been made in God's likeness.  This is what grace does, rebirthed, new nature into God's likeness, WOW!Today choose to think and speak in the new life of his grace. Your faith in Jesus Christ gives you the freedom to choose! Let the expressions on your face, the tones of your voice and the words from your mouth be full of grace to everyone you meet.  If something other than a blessing comes from your mouth, grace will let you repent in joy. So go ahead, bless your family, your co-workers, those in your church and those you meet along your way.  Grace gives you the joy to express yourself so that it brings delight to you and a joy to others. This is a good moment to pray with Thanksgiving and praise! Enjoy!

My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.  Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him for God is our refuge. Psalm 62:7,8 NIV 

There is nothing more life changing to a man or a woman than the grace of God, that is through Jesus the Christ! My salvation and my honor depend on God. Grace brings a confident new reality to our emotions and intellect.  In God’s grace, faith becomes a joyful expression of the love of God through us! He is my mighty rock, my refuge. God’s grace found through Jesus the Christ is much more powerful, much more refreshing and much more renewing than any situation we may find ourselves in.  You see faith in God is not a belief system; it is a living confidence in God and his Word that releases thanksgiving and praise right in the middle of life’s opportunities. Trust in him at all times.  That means in everything. Today has been given to you, may you know for sure that your salvation, your honor and your life are secure in the grace of Christ.  A refuge is a place of blessing and your refuge is not in a location, it is in the very life and nature of God.  Pour out your heart to him and get ready to be blessed in rejoicing.  Enjoy!

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him, praise his name.  Psalm 100:4 NIV

Feelings of thanksgiving concerning God, others or even ourselves do not seem to come to us naturally. So much so that for most of us we have to be taught to say and experience thanksgiving.  With thanksgiving not exactly being natural we can find ourselves easily annoyed, irritated, condemned and at times emotions that are just stressed out.  WHY, because we are not thankful! God’s grace changes the entire situation by bringing His nature right into the center of our lives which always impacts emotions. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise.  In grace praising his name is not one more thing to do, It is the expression of being born again into a new creation so it becomes who we are. Give thanks to him, praise his name.  Living life in thanksgiving and praise to our Lord produces emotions of joy that bless, are considerate and esteem others as more important than ourselves.  Today, let yourself absolutely enjoy his grace that has given you a new nature, filled with thanksgiving and praise. It is a freedom with no regret. Go ahead and enter his gates, his grace will renew how you feel, it will let thanksgiving and rejoicing be your gift to those who come into contact with you today.  Enjoy!

Imitate God, therefore in everything you do because you are his dear children. Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity or greed among you.  Such sins have no place among God’s people.  Obscene stories, foolish talk, and course jokes – these are not for you.  Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. Ephesians 5:1,3,4 NLT 

This is some of my favorite verses in the Word of God, Imitate God, WOW!!! What is commonly known as faith in Jesus the Christ is the life of a new nature that his grace gives to our character.  If sexual immorality, impurity, greed, obscene stories, foolish talk and course jokes were so outstanding, we would have stayed in them and rejected the life of his grace.  In the grace of Jesus the Christ we can actually live as a new creation that has no remorse as it re-birthed our values, our thinking, our emotions and our attitudes towards God, family, friends and co-workers. Imitate God, therefore in everything you do because you are his dear children. Today celebrate the nature you have in his grace to live with the emotions of thankfulness to God.  Here, you and everyone around you will experience a goodness in relationships with the Lord and each other. As you live in his grace, no one around you will be annoyed, including you.  Kindness and grace will just be who you are.  Enjoy!

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. Genesis 2:24, 25 NIV

God’s plan for mankind has always been grace, for grace brings about a love which produces unity and joy in our relationships.  Sin on the other hand is destructive in its emotions, its words and brings damage to relationships.  The actions of sin have destroyed many marriages and families along the journey.  But the love of God found in Jesus the Christ is that His grace can overwhelm our ,sin, for it was given in the power of the blood of Christ.  Emotions of grace, words of grace and expressions of grace can renew love and life to marriages, families, churchs and communities. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. You see grace gives life to us in the very center of our being to love well.  Grace can and will enjoy being tolerant, patient, gentle and kind, all of which builds relationships.  Today may grace live freely through you! Laugh a lot, encourage a lot and forgive a lot in your life of grace, there are no regrets there no shame. This day of grace can bring unity, kindness and blessings to your relationships within your family through you.  Enjoy!

Always be full of joy in the Lord.  I say it again – Rejoice.  Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.  Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.  His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:4, 6. 7 NLT

Well, it tax season and that at times can bring to some a sense of stress or anxiety.  But right here is the place where stress, or anxiety or worry cannot exist when you let God's Grace express itself in your emotions!  Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace. If we follow the freedom of thinking and emotions found in God’s Word, once knowing Jesus Christ, his grace will free us to relax and be able to find refreshment in all the opportunities that come through our life.  In place of worry, stress, anxiety, or even shame, guilt or just plain old condemnation, start spending time rejoicing in Him and you will discover freedom in some of the most difficult places. Always be full of joy in the Lord.  I say it again – Rejoice! With grace in place, thanksgiving becomes natural and our Lord will put a guard at the door of your emotions called peace.  Today choose rejoicing in Him over worry and let your emotions celebrate our Lord. The joy of the Lord will refresh the moments of your journey so that you’re thinking and emotions are free from worry.  His peace will guard your heart and your mind as you live in Christ Jesus. Enjoy!

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15 NIV

During our journey through life, think of how many things we have learned to do something that we can do with excellence. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved. Well, the outcome of God’s grace that is given through Jesus the Christ is a life that can be seen and heard, which correctly handles the word of God. Handling it also means living it, thats freedom! Grace is eternal life without any form of condemnation about ourselves and therefore others.  Grace gives a rebirth to our character which obviously affects our emotions and thinking, this is a wonderful example of a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.    As you begin this day allow your  thoughts and emotions to express praise and thanksgiving to God.  Believe what you know our Lord says about you. To do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, is the strength of God’s grace in you. Smile right down to the depth of your soul and your life will be the voice and the character of living (handling) the word of truth. Enjoy!

Just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.  Romans 6:4 NIV

New life always blesses us, how many times have we received great joy in watching nature give birth.  An what about the birth of our children, grandchildren or even our great grandchildren.  In those moments we find ourselves celebrating with great joy, no matter what we may personally be going through.  Ever notice the joy of children when they are around puppies?  Well, Just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.  Here is a question – “what is the truth of the resurrection?”  The resurrection proclaims the glory and power of God’s grace.  It was a public announcement that the reign of sin and death has been broken.  In his grace we now have been given a new life, not a reconditioned life.  Today rejoice because of his grace that has been given to you.  The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. Just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, you too have been given new life so that you may now experience His freedom and joy.  Grace lets your emotions and thoughts be renewed so that you are choosing to celebrate who you are in and because of Jesus the Christ!!! Enjoy

Let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him.  For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean. Hebrews 10:22 NLT 

Sometimes through life we have some kind of thought that God is not interested in how we feel.  That feeling or thought is real, but it is not telling us the truth.  Right here we have in God's Word the results of his grace working in our lives. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean.  We are invited to come into his presence with all our emotions and intellect, knowing he has taken all of our guilty conscience out of our life because of the blood of Christ.  Today, choose to enjoy your journey of grace and go right into his presence with a guilt free conscience because of the grace of Christ.  As you do, fell free to celebrate with the attitude of thanksgiving, it will release joy. Let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him.  Enjoy!

I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.  I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.  Philemon 5, 6 NIV

One of the magnificent wonders of God’s grace is the giving of a living faith.  It is not a belief system or set of standards by which we live our lives.  Faith is sure, hopeful and certain about God’s grace in Jesus Christ and can be recognized as a love for people.  This faith is very real, in fact it is called – Your Faith. Let’s face it, most people know us by what is ours.  So, if faith in Jesus the Christ is actually ours, the Word of God says – “I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith.”  Faith that is active is filled with joy, encouragement and is very refreshing to everyone around.  This activity opens the door so that you may begin to understand every good thing you have in Jesus Christ.  Let what you know to be true in Jesus Christ express itself so naturally that you and those around you will be renewed in life today. Faith was meant to be lived and enjoyed because it brings with it a new life in Jesus Christ.  By His grace it is all yours, now and forever! Enjoy!

For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.  1 Peter 1:18-20 NIV

It is amazing what we as individual put value on and what we value impacts the direction of our lives.  It does seem that perishable things such as silver or gold are somehow on most people’s minds and if we can acquire a significant amount of these things we think we will personally feel we have more worth.  Yet, with all these things acquired all over the earth we still are full of violence, immorality, brokenness and sadness. For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers.  What possibly then could have more value than silver or gold?  Well, we have been redeemed, not with perishable things, but with the precious blood of Christ, God’s gift of grace.  Today let your faith live a life that has been redeemed by the grace of Jesus the Christ.  Redeemed by the blood of Christ is the declaration that you are loved now and for all eternity.  This is a good day to finally rest in what God has said he has done for you through Jesus Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.  You can declare out loud that you have been redeemed from your empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers!!! Enjoy!

So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you.  We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.  Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit.  All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.  Colossians 1:9, 10 NLT

The outcome of God's grace that has been given through Jesus the Christ is the assurance it gives you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.  Then faith in God will be very much alive in us,  we find our emotions and our thoughts please the Lord, bringing a blessings to those who are around us. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. Here grace becomes the blessing to our family and the healing of emotional wounds begins to take place.  In the Word of God this is called - Good Fruit.  Let his grace through faith allow you the confidence of knowing him better and better.  Today let yourself know for sure that his grace in Jesus Christ has transformed the direction of your life.  It is designed to refresh you, to delight your family, to bless your co-workers and to renew your church and community. Enjoy!

Don't let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.  For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.  So you also are complete through your union with Christ. Colossians 2:8-10  NLT

Many times through life we are looking for some kind of philosophy or teaching that will give our life direction, meaning or completeness. Without it we seem to struggle with who we are and where we are going. Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world. Grace lets us experience something that is greater than any philosophy or high sounding nonsense. The freshness of God’s grace is to live in a sense of WOW!  For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.  So you also are complete through your union with Christ. We have been given the greatest of all things, our union with Christ, which is eternal life, freedom from the authority of our own sin and it is complete.  There can be nothing more magnificent or fulfilling than God himself.  Today let yourself live complete in your union with Christ, filled with joy, thanksgiving and praise. Allow yourself to smile a lot and rejoice a lot, for you are dearly loved, lacking nothing in the grace of God found in Jesus Christ.  Enjoy!

Always be full of joy in the Lord.  I say it again – Rejoice.  Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.  Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.  His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:4, 6. 7 NLT

Has anyone every told you that if you let God’s grace penetrate your heart you will be able to live a stress, anxiety, worry free existence? Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace. If we follow the freedom of thinking found in God’s Word, once knowing Jesus Christ, his grace will free us to relax and be able to find refreshment in all the opportunities of life.  In place of worry, stress, anxiety, shame, guilt or just plain old condemnation, start spending time rejoicing in his grace and you will discover joy in some of the most difficult places. Always be full of joy in the Lord.  I say it again – Rejoice! With the life of grace in place, thanksgiving becomes natural and our Lord will put a guard at the door of your emotions called peace.  Today choose rejoicing over stress, anxiety, and worry. Let your emotions celebrate our Lord with word and actions of Thanksgiving to Him. The joy of the Lord will refresh the moments of your journey so that you’re thinking and emotions are free in His grace.  His peace will guard your heart and your mind as you live in Christ Jesus. Enjoy!

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 NIV 

We always feel good when we know we are at our best.  Well, the life of God’s grace that is given through Jesus the Christ is eternal life without any form of condemnation about who we are or were! There is now no condemnatiom for those who are in Christ Jesus.  Romans 8:1 NIV. So, Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed.  Grace is powerful and relaxing all at the same time. Grace gives a rebirth to our character which obviously renews our emotions and thinking which can be seen in our behavior, this is a wonderful example of handling correctly the “word of truth”.  Grace makes life joyful in some of the most awkward opportunities, therefore husbands and wives that are full of grace make really good marriages and families.  As you begin this day let your thinking and emotions express rejoicing for his grace.  Believe what our Lord says about you, one approved, who does not need to be ashamed.  Think of this, he enjoys you and loves you. The power of his grace in Jesus Christ brings a transformation in or life so we can Smile right down to the depth of our soul and our life will be the living example of correctly handling (and living) the word of truth! Enjoy!

Imitate God, therefore in everything you do because you are his dear children. Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity or greed among you.  Such sins have no place among God’s people.  Obscene stories, foolish talk, and course jokes – these are not for you.  Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. Ephesians 5:1,3,4 NLT 

What is commonly known as salvation in Jesus the Christ is the life that his grace gives to our character. Imitate God, therefore in everything you do because you are his dear children.  If the sins listed here in God’s Word were renewing in anyway, we would have stayed in them and rejected the offer of life in his grace. Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people.  The nature of grace is that it makes us new in our nature. New in our values, our thinking, our emotions and our attitudes towards God, family, friends and co-workers. Obscene stories, foolish talk, and course jokes – these are not for you.  Today let yourself imitate God in everything you do. Talk about freedom, here we are encourage in the freedom to be Imitating God with a heart full of thanksgiving which will produce a great amount of joy. Let there be thankfulness to God. Here you can experience a delight in relationships with the Lord and each other.  Imitate God, in everything you do, now that is the power of grace, a new nature in Jesus Christ. Let us rejoice in thanksgiving!!! Enjoy!

I will sing to the LORD as long as I live. I will praise my God to my last breath! May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD. Let all that I am praise the LORD. Psalm 104:33,34 NLT

This Psalm gives definition to what happens to a man or woman who has become overwhelmed by God’s grace. Notice everything is in the first person!!! I will sing to the LORD as long as I live.  I will praise my God to my last breath! God’s grace renews our heart with joy and thanksgiving and these emotions influence our goals, our desires and our thinking. His grace brings our character to life, our LORD calls it to be born again! Once grace has been put into a man or woman they are a new creation. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.  All this is from God...  2 Corinthians 5:17,18 NIV. Today choose  the freedom that is yours in Jesus Christ to let his grace bring to life your emotions and your words. Your delight of the Lord will bring a great refreshment to you and those who know you best. So go ahead and allow yourself to live in the blessings of his grace. Let all that I am praise the LORD!  Enjoy!

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing.  Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.  

Philippians 4:8 NLT

It is truly amazing the impact our thoughts have on how we feel at any given moment.  Some of us are prone to worry; others seem to have in their thinking a poor self-image or a hesitation to believe that any good thing could even come their way.   There is a reason the Word of God encourages us in a life of grace. And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing.  The impact of our thoughts not only affects our emotions, but also our decisions which direct the course of our life.  Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.   Today allow yourself to experience the transformation of grace in how and what you think about, in grace you have the power to fix your thoughts!!! Relationships can be made well here, hopes can be experienced in this place and refreshment can be found in some of the most difficult places. There is a reason the Word of God says, Dear brothers and sisters, one final thing.  May all your thoughts be refreshed in this life that grace gives to you on this new day.  Enjoy!