One thing I’m really excited about this year is a little journal I picked up the other day called, Living Well One Line a Day. I was inspired last Sunday when we sang one of my favorite songs, 10,000 Reasons by Matt Redman. I’ve dwelt on the first verse quite a bit, but was especially struck by the second verse this time:
You’re rich in love,
and You’re slow to anger.
Your name is great,
and Your heart is kind.
For all your goodness
I will keep on singing –
Ten thousand reasons
for my heart to find.”
One of the greatest challenges every day is to take my thoughts captive to the obedience of Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). It’s easy to wallow in discouragement, self-pity, frustration, and more. But those fruits are a result of walking in the flesh and being driven by my circumstances rather than by what I know is right and true. So one way that I’m hoping to more actively combat that this year is by looking for the goodness of God expressed in every moment and then documenting it in a brief sentence at the end of each day. I hope that this will prove to be a useful tool to help me keep my thoughts more centered on God throughout the day and less centered on how I’m feeling (or how the day seems to be falling apart!).