There’s a gothic feel around traditional religion—it's more serious than joyful. But the Bible tells us to rejoice in the Lord always! Those who seek God can rejoice and be glad because they know that He will answer their prayers. We can share with one another the great things He has done for us. Tell someone today how great the Lord is!

“Fix your attitude!” We’ve all heard that! But how can we do that? David showed us in the psalms that the best and quickest way to turn around our perspectives is by praying. When we sulk and focus on our circumstances, we drown in sorrow. But when we tell Jesus our problems and trust Him to fix them, our attitudes will shift!

Jesus calls us to community. Besides walking with Christ personally, it’s vital to be part of a church. There are so many blessings in the family that God created! We miss out on those blessings if we don’t interact with the church body. Let’s fellowship with other believers and rejoice together in Jesus!

When we go to bed anxious and wake up the next morning in fear, we are living without God’s blessing. The blessing of God changes everything! And all we have to do to receive it is ask. Born-again believers can wake up each day expecting God’s blessing—so long as we are walking in His love and light. Let's live under God's blessing today by repenting of our sins and following the Lord's leading!

Isn’t it great to hear the words “I forgive you”? We all want people to accept our apologies. Yet sometimes we’re wary of handing out that same forgiveness to someone else. But if we hold onto unforgiveness toward others or refuse to apologize for something, our prayers are hindered! Today we can make things right with God and others by choosing to forgive.

What is the best way to learn about prayer? It’s not by studying or theorizing—it’s by praying! God doesn’t just hear our prayers; He answers them! Let’s take our requests—from the smallest concern to the biggest, most impossible needs—and pray to the One who cares and answers.

Words can really sting. That old saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” is such a lie! People are hurt every day by words. When someone stings us with cruel words, the best thing we can do is take our pain to Jesus. He has the salve to heal our hurts. We can step back, calm down, and know that God will fix it.

Why do so many of us hesitate to lift our hands to God? In both the Old and New Testaments, the Lord tells us to lift up our hands in praise and worship to Him. We have so many reasons to thank the Lord every single day. Let’s raise our hands and voices to praise His holy name today! What a blessing it is to meaningfully worship our God.

Prayer from the heart is more effective than prayers from the head. When we pour out our hearts in prayer—laying everything before the Lord, sometimes crying or saying nothing at all—the Holy Spirit intercedes on our behalf. What a blessing! When we don’t know what or how to pray, we can let our hearts take the lead. God understands.

Many of us have lost the sensitive spirit we had when we were younger Christians. Some call that maturing, yet we’re more depressed than ever! The joy of the Lord is our strength, and we must praise Him daily for it! Let’s get back the songs in our hearts  and sweetly worship our Savior.