CHOOSE RIGHTEOUSNESS OVER SINFULNESS

Father, I’m giving you all the glory for this blessed morning in Christ. I’m grateful for your agape love.

Father, as many have awakened and have begun their morning journey, they pause to say a prayer of thanksgiving. They smile because you not only protected them as they slept but also provided them with the gift of life. Although they sin and fall short of your glory daily, you continue to allow them an opportunity to repent, confess their sins, and change their lives, beginning with a changed heart and mindset. Instead of sinning purposefully, they pray for your divine direction and forgiveness. Although all sin and fall short of your glory daily, they are more intentional about applying your holy word to their lives.

Father, help all to understand that they have a choice to choose righteousness over sinfulness. Help all to further understand that lip service without action is just words used in vain.

“The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.” Isaiah 29:13

Linda F. Walker
#SmileItsContagious😘❤️🙏🏽

A DEPENDENCY ON GOD

Father, praise your holy name for another blessed morning in Christ. I’m grateful for your unconditional love.

Father, as many have awakened and have begun their morning journey, they pause to say, “Thank you.” They are grateful for another day that was not promised. Instead of allowing their circumstances to depict their mood, they choose happiness. Instead of allowing doubt to fester within, they pause to pray a prayer of thankfulness for what is to come. They understand that what you have purposed for them is far greater than their former experiences.

Father, help all to understand that you know all things. Therefore, place all their faith in you, through your Son, Jesus Christ.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6

Linda F. Walker
#SmileItsContagious😘❤️🙏🏽

DO NOT DELAY, TOMORROW IS NOT PROMISED

Father, praise your holy name for this blessed morning in Christ. I’m grateful for your unconditional love.

Father, as many have awakened and have begun their morning journey, they pause to give you all the glory for another day that was not promised. They know that it is only by your grace that they are worthy to walk, talk, hear, see, think, and/or smell. Therefore, instead of complaining about what isn’t going right, they focus on living righteously through it all. Instead of doubting possibilities, they hold on tightly to the hope that is derived from you, through your Son, Jesus Christ, and your Holy Spirit.

Father, help all to understand that you are all powerful, forever fateful, never forsaking, and always abounding. Help all to further understand that it is only because of your grace and mercy that they are given many second chances to get their lives together. Therefore, do not delay, because tomorrow is not promised.

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” Matthew 6:33-34

Linda F. Walker
#SmileItsContagious😘❤️🙏🏽

GOD-ABOUNDING LOVE

Father, praise your holy name for another blessed morning in Christ. I’m grateful for your agape love.

Father, as many have been blessed to witness another day in Christ, they pause to give you all the praise for your unconditional love. They know that it is only by your grace that they have life and have it so abundantly. Despite their shortcomings, you continue to forgive, provide, and guide. Despite their sins, you continue to redirect their path. Despite their sickness, they know and therefore continuously shout out that they are victorious in you through your Son, Jesus Christ.

Father, help all to realize that you, through your Son, Jesus Christ, and your holy spirit, direct, carry, and sustain them through their ups as well as their downs. Help them to understand that you will never forsake them; therefore, continue to push through life experiences, knowing that you are all powerful, forever protecting, never forsaking, and always abounding.

“You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. Hear my prayer, LORD; listen to my cry for mercy.” Psalm 86:5-6

“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”
2 Corinthians 9:8

Linda F. Walker
#SmileItsContagious😘❤️🙏🏽

WILL YOU CONTINUE TO TRUST GOD?

Father, praise your holy name for this blessed morning in Christ. I’m grateful for your agape love.

Father, as many have awakened and have begun their morning journey, they fall to their knees in a prayer of thankfulness. They know that today was not promised; yet, they have life. Despite their shortcomings, sin, and continuously falling short of your glory, you thought that they were worthy. Therefore, they pray for forgiveness and for you to continue to direct their steps toward total peace, happiness, joy, and love.

Father, help all to understand that there will be days when their burdens become heavy and/or unbearable. There will be days when they no longer believe that they are worthy. However, help all to understand that such thoughts are not of you, your Son, Jesus Christ, or your Holy Spirit. Father, help all to understand that the devil comes to kill, steal, and destroy. Therefore, maintain a pure relationship with you through their good as well as not-so-good days.

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.” Psalm 143:8

Linda F. Walker
#SmileItsContagious😘❤️🙏🏾

GOD’S LIGHT, LOVE, AND SERENITY!

Father, praise your holy name for this blessed morning in Christ. I’m grateful for your unconditional love.

Father, as many have awakened and have begun their morning journey, they smile because this day was not promised. Despite their sicknesses, disappointments, and/or difficulties, they push through them all, knowing that they have you, through your Son, Jesus Christ, and your holy spirit, which dwells within them, to fight and overcome all things.

Father, help all who are experiencing setbacks, heartaches, challenges, health concerns, and/or other difficulties that anyone may be experiencing this morning. Help them to push through all obstacles, knowing that you are always present to bring them through and out of darkness to your light, love, and serenity.

“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12

Linda F. Walker
#SmileItsContagious😘❤️🙏🏽

GOD, JESUS CHRIST, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT!

Father, I praise your holy name for another blessed morning in Christ. I’m grateful for your agape love.

Father, as many have awakened and have begun their morning journey, they smile, for they know that it is only by your grace that they have life. Therefore, they shout with joy, as if they were on a mountaintop, that despite what the enemy had planned for them, they were victorious in Christ. They know that despite how things appear, your Son, Jesus Christ, has already established their path.

Father, help all to know that when they trust in you, through your Son, Jesus Christ, all things are durable, possible, and attainable. Help them to also understand that your holy spirit dwells in them and continuously directs their walk in life.

“In the beginning was the Word (the Word became flesh… Jesus Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” He was with God in the beginning.

Through him, all things were made; without him, nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
John 1:1-5

Linda F. Walker
#SmileItsContagious😘❤️🙏🏾

GOD’S HOLY SPIRIT WILL GUIDE YOU

Father, praise your holy name for another blessed morning in Christ. I’m grateful to your Holy Spirit.

Father, as many have awakened and have begun their morning journey, they pause to give you all honor and glory. They know that it is only by your grace that they have awakened to see this amazingly beautiful day. Despite their difficulties on this day, they press forward worshiping you in spirit and in truth. Despite the unknown, they walk forward in faith knowing that you have never forsaken them and will always lift them up, on time.

Father, help all to continue to push through any and all obstacles that may arise that cause them to question their own worth, life, being, importance, and/or existence. Help them to understand that your Holy Spirit will guide them through their turmoil, emptiness, setbacks, heartaches, trials, sickness, and strongholds to victory. Help them to always depend upon you, through your Son, Jesus Christ, for all things.

“He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, being justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Titus 3:5-7

Linda F. Walker
#SmileItsContagious😘❤️🙏🏾

TEMPORARY VERSUS PERMANENT HAPPINESS

Father, praise your holy name for another blessed morning in Christ. I’m grateful for your unconditional love.

Father, as many have awakened and have begun their morning journey, they pause to give you all the glory for your unwavering love and protection. Because of you, through your Son, Jesus Christ, they not only have life but have it abundantly. Despite their daily struggles, they are blessed with the ability to call upon your holy name when their burdens become heavy and/or unbearable. They know that you will never forsake them, and you will always protect, guide, direct, and restore them.

Father, help all to realize that there is no greater love than yours through your Son, Jesus Christ. Help them to understand that the aforementioned love is never-ending and always abounding. Therefore, instead of depending on the favor and/or the ability of man to cause their temporary happiness, put all their trust in you through your Son, Jesus Christ, for permanent happiness.

“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”

2 Corinthians 4:16–18

Linda F. Walker
#SmileItsContagious😘❤️🙏🏽

TRUST IN GOD FOR ALL THINGS

Father, praise your holy name for this blessed morning in Christ. I’m grateful for your unconditional love.

Father, as many have awakened and are beginning their morning journey, they pray a prayer of gratitude for the gift of life. They know that it is only by your grace that they have life. Therefore, instead of worrying about the things they cannot control, they focus on aligning their lives and their mindset in accordance with your holy word. “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” Matthew 27

Father, help all to understand that there will be days when they will have challenges, setbacks, trials, sickness, troubles, sadness, strongholds, stress, and/or spiritual warfare; however, continue to pray and hold on to their faith, for you will never tempt or forsake them.

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer: I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

Linda F. Walker
#SmileItsContagious😘❤️🙏🏽