January 2 I am your Joy! Ths four words can light up your lif. Sinc I am always with you, th Joy of My Prsnc is continually accssibl to you. You can o

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2 January 2 I am your Joy! Ths four words can light up your lif. Sinc I am always with you, th Joy of My Prsnc is continually accssibl to you. You can opn up to My Prsnc through your trust in M, your lov for M. Try saying, Jsus, You ar my Joy. My Light will shin upon you and within you as you rjoic in M, your Savior. Pondr all I hav don for you and all that I am to you. This will lift you up abov your circumstancs. Whn you bcam My followr, I mpowrd you to ris abov th conditions in your lif. I filld you with My Spirit, and this Holy Hlpr has limitlss Powr. I promisd that I will com back and tak you to b with M in havn that you may b whr I am forvr. Whnvr your world is looking dark, brightn your prspctiv by focusing on M. Rlax in My Prsnc, and har M saying, Blovd, I am your Joy! Psalm 21:6; Philippians 4:4 nkjv; John 14:3 3

3 Sptmbr 10 As th world grows incrasingly dark, rmmbr that you ar th light of th world. Don t wast nrgy lamnting bad things ovr which you hav no control. Pray about ths mattrs, but rfus to lt thm haunt your thoughts. Instad, focus your nrgis on doing what you can to brightn th plac whr I hav put you. Us your tim, talnts, and rsourcs to push back th darknss. Shin My Light into th world! I am th tru Light that shins on in th darknss vn in th most trribl conditions. Your light originats in M and rflcts from you. I hav calld you to rflct My Glory! You do this most ffctivly by bcoming mor and mor fully th on I dsignd you to b. Spnd ampl tim sking My Fac, blovd. Focusing on My Prsnc and My Word hlps you to grow in grac and discrn My will. Your tim spnt with M nourishs your soul, providing comfort and ncouragmnt. Thus I strngthn you and nabl you to b a sourc of strngth for othrs. Matthw 5:14 nkjv; John 1:9; John 1:5 amp; 2 Corinthians 3:18 265

4 May 5 I want you to lingr in gratitud. This is a most dlightful plac whr th Joy of My Prsnc shins warmly upon you. You oftn pray frvntly for somthing until you rciv th answr you dsir. Whn I grant your rqust, you rspond joyfully and thankfully. But your tndncy is to mov on rathr quickly to th nxt mattr. I want you to rmain for a whil in an attitud of gratful Joy. Instad of xprincing only a short- livd burst of gratitud, lt this plasur flow frly into th futur by training yourslf to rcall what I hav don. On way is to tll othrs about it. This blsss both thm and you, and it plass M. Anothr way is to writ down th prayr- answr somplac whr you will s it again and again. Kp bringing your gratitud to M. This thankfulnss will blss you doubly with happy mmoris of answrd prayr and with th dlight of sharing Joy with M. Psalm 95:2 nkjv; 1 Corinthians 15:57; 1 Chronicls 16:12 nkjv 132

5 Sptmbr 6 I broadn th path bnath you so that your ankls do not turn. I don t want you to focus ovrly much on what is ahad of you wondring whthr you ll b abl to cop with it. Only I know what your futur rally holds. Morovr, I am th only On who fully undrstands what you ar capabl of. Finally, I can altr your circumstancs gradually or dramatically. In fact, I can widn th path you ar walking on right now. I want you to raliz how intricatly involvd in your lif I am. I dlight in taking car of you twaking th situation you ar in, to spar you from unncssary hardship. Rmmbr that I am a shild for all who tak rfug in M. Your part in this advnturous journy is to trust M, communicat with M, and walk with M in stps of joyful dpndnc. I will not rmov all advrsity from your lif, but I will widn th path you ar travling on to blss you and kp you from harm. Psalm 18:36; Psalm 18:30; Numbrs 6:24 nkjv 261

6 Fbruary 4 It is good to proclaim My Lov in th morning and My faithfulnss at night. Proclaiming this Lov is xcdingly good for you. Whn you dclar th wondrs of My loving Prsnc, you ar strngthnd and ncouragd. This glorious blssing flows into you mor fully as you spak ths words out loud. Lt this dlightful dclaration fill you with Joy inxprssibl and full of Glory! Pondr som of th qualitis of My amazing Lov: It is sacrificial, unfailing, priclss, boundlss raching to th havns. It shins so brightly that it can carry you through your darkst days. Whn you gt to th nd of ach day, it is tim to proclaim My faithfulnss that rachs to th skis. Look back ovr th day, and notic how I hlpd you navigat your way through it. Th mor difficultis you ncountrd, th mor hlp I mad availabl to you. It is good to giv voic to My grat faithfulnss, spcially at night, so that you can li down and slp in pac. Psalm 92:1 2; 1 Ptr 1:8 nkjv; Psalm 36:5 7; Psalm 4:8 37

7 January 12 Do not b trrifid or discouragd, for I am with you whrvr you go. It s asy for My followrs to fl frightnd and pssimistic whn th mainstram voics in this world spak so havily against thm. Looking at this lif through godlss, biasd lnss will indd pull you down. Christian courag is th antidot to this poisonous input, and it is nourishd by th knowldg that I am always with you. It is crucial to rmmbr that what you can s of rality is only a vry small pic of th whol. Whn Elijah was dply discouragd, h said h was th only on who had rmaind faithful. Yt thr wr thousands in Isral who had not bowd down to Baal. Elijah was blindd by his isolation and his discouragmnt. Similarly, Elisha s srvant was trrifid bcaus h couldn t s what Elisha saw: horss and chariots of fir all around to protct thm from nmy forcs. Blovd, not only am I with you, but I hav unlimitd rsourcs to hlp you. So look byond th way things appar, and tak courag! Joshua 1:9; 1 Kings 19:14; 2 Kings 6:17; Matthw 14:27 13

8 Dcmbr 6 Trust M, blovd. Evry tim you hav an anxious, farful thought, you nd to tak multipl looks at M. Spak My Nam to rmind yourslf I am nar, rady to hlp you. Quot Scriptur back to M: I trust in You, O Lord; I say, You ar my God. My tims ar in Your hands. Exprss your lov to M, saying: I lov You, O Lord, my Strngth. Rmmbr that I your Savior and King tak grat dlight in you. You r a chrishd mmbr of My royal family forvr! Conncting with M intrrupts th ngativ thoughts that tnd to cours through your mind. So th mor consistntly you communicat with M, th frr you will bcom. Sinc I am th Truth, living clos to M hlps you rcogniz and brak fr from distortions and lis. Trusting and loving M ar at th vry cor of your rlationship with M. Ths bautiful ways of drawing nar M protct you from bing too focusd on yourslf and your fars. Turn to M ovr and ovr again scur in My shltring Prsnc. Psalm 31:14 15; Psalm 18:1; Zphaniah 3:17 nt; John 14:6 nkjv 357

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