Thursday's Devotional - 5/21/2026

Good morning! If you want to accomplish the will of God for your life, this is a good place to start. Rejoice, pray and be thankful in all things. Easy to remember, hard to apply at times. But it is possible and with practice, it can be a way of life.

Rejoicing is our attitude. It is easy to train yourself to be negative and hard to break that habit when you do. Complaining can be contagious, but so can joy. Work at consciously thinking about how you respond to everything. What you say and how you act reflect your heart. Ask God to change your heart and get rid of any bitterness.

Prayer deals with our posture. Pray continually. I don't know about you, but I need help all day everyday with my thoughts. I need Jesus to help me not think negatively, judgmentally, rudely and wrongly. Prayer keeps you in constant communication with God in humility. A posture of humility is what God desires for us. In humility, we can find gratefulness. Thanksgiving deals with our heart condition. An unthankful heart is a proud heart that can be prone to bitterness and arrogance. Guard your heart! One way to do that is to be thankful. Find things to be thankful for and give God thanks for it often. It will keep your heart pure and pliable. Put all these things into practice and you'll always find a way to make a great day!