Lord, I will sign your praises as long as I live, I will praise you while I have my being, may my words please you and may my actions bring you honor and glory. Lord, how manifold are your works!

My brothers and sisters in Christ, we must store up in our hearts good treasure and not evil, for whatever is stored up in our hearts that is what we will speak, therefore, let us pray to the Lord, to guard our hearts and our tongues, so that what comes from within us will reflects on wisdom and that our tongues will speaks what is fair.

My brothers and sister in Christ, we must be compassionate, just as our Father is compassionate. We must be kind to and love one another, even those who hurt us, use and abuse us; and we must be as our Father in heaven whose wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. Amen!

Lord, there is so much that threatens to rob us of our peace and our joy in you. But, help us Lord, never to forget your awesome greatness, never to forget your great love for us, remind us in simple, careful ways, that no matter what we are going through, that we are not alone. Lord, allow nothing to rob us of our peace and our joy in you. Give us a song in our hearts to carry us through every situation that we may face, and the will to trust you to see us through. Amen!

Lord, it takes courage for us to be strong in you when all around us the world is dark. It takes great faith to believe that our situations will not stay, but will come to pass. Lord, we are thankful that you are living on the inside of us and therefore, we are able to rejoice, to break forth in singing and dancing, despite our situations. Lord, we will trust you for deliverance, for healing, for restoration in every area of our lives, because we know that you are able. Thank you, Lord!

I begin the day with praise and thanksgiving to God and I pledge to rejoice and be glad in it from beginning to end. I then speak with my daughter and my mom then enjoy a healthy breakfast. I love cards and I just want to open and read all of my cards and be thankful. Then, all through the day, I just want to hear well wishes from my family and friends. I will have a celebratory lunch and dinner. Then, I will finish the day like it began, with praise and thanksgiving to God. Thank you, Lord, for another day of living. You did not have to give this to me, but you did and I am truly grateful.

Lord, give us a faith that will not shrink, though pressed by many a foe. Lord, give us a faith that will not waver on the brink of any earthly woe. Lord, instill in us the hope to believe in you for those things that we cannot see. Lord, you promised, that the just shall live by faith and we believe that our faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen and we are confident that you will supply. Thank you, Lord!

My brothers and sisters in Christ, all us of who are believers have a story, a story worth telling. All of us who believe know His story, the old, old story. So why are we not telling it out to all who will hear? Why are we still ashamed of our story, ashamed of the Gospel of Christ? Unless we tell our story or share the old, old story, of Jesus and His love, many more will be lost. What is your position this morning? Will you be an advocate for Christ, or will you be ashamed of Him and His story? Know that if you are ashamed of Him, He will be ashamed of you.