Journey Day 210

Remember how I said I was so excited to see what God was going to say through my pastor? Yeah well my alarm went off and my butt did not get out of bed. boo. Thus I am in my room listening to a Francis Chan sermon about the "joys of being spirit filled". One thing he talked about that really stuck out to me was thanking God for EVERYTHING, for every opportunity and every moment of every day. How much better would life be if we were constantly thanking God for every aspect of our life. A spirit filled person has a melody in their heart all day long, and it's evident in every interaction. That melody is there because they are thankful. What if the first thought in your mind each day was, "thank you God". Don't you think your day would be better? I know every day I start out in prayer and in reading God's word the day is just better, and it's because my heart is filled with God and HIS melody. Another reflection of being filled with the spirit is how you treat other people. When I interact with others am I kind, loving and merciful as my father in heaven is? Or am I judgmental, rude, and short with people? A person filled with the spirit has that melody in their heart, and the overflow of our heart becomes our words. When our heart is filled with love and joy our words and interactions will be a reflection of that. So today, I'm going to give thanks for every part of my day, not just the great parts but the ordinary parts because God will use them, and the melody in my heart will grow louder, and the sound will be sweeter.