This is the day

Psalm 118:24. I've sung it for years at church and even on my own, especially on those "good days" when all is right with the world and rejoicing is easy. But, God has shown me recently that these are decisions. I will rejoice and be glad in it. I can rejoice even when the day is stressful. I can rejoice even when everything does not go according to my plan. I can rejoice when someone doesn't like me (yeah, I learned I have an addiction to approval on top of being a people pleaser...God's been doing a lot of work in me lately)! I can choose to have joy. I can choose to receive God's peace. I can choose to lean, rely on, and completely trust Him and tell my fickle feelings to shut up. Which is exactly what I've found I have to do. I'm prone to anxiety/worry/fear. But, God didn't give me a spirit of fear. So, by succumbing to this fear, I'm going against His will for me. So, I tell my feelings and Satan's lies (and let me tell you, he's got a lot of them to throw at us) to shut up and replace them with promises from God. Why? Because this is the day that the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it! **Thanks so much, Sam, for reminding me of this scripture and helping me to apply it in my life!**