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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Saturday, August 19, 2006

For the best
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Something did not turn out the way you wanted. And maybe, it was for the best.

Disappointments and setbacks can have a way of becoming positive turning points. When something does not work out, it makes room for other possibilities.

Be careful not to attach your sense of fulfillment too tightly to specific outcomes and circumstances. For there are far more possibilities than you have yet imagined.

Sometimes you aim too high and sometimes you aim too low.
When you do, the resulting disappointments can help guide you toward where you truly want to be.

Whether the last few days have seen you move forward or fall back, new doors have most certainly been opened by whatever has happened. Choose now to focus on the most promising of your current options.

Go with the assumption that whatever happens is for the best. And you’ll find a way to make it so.

Ralph Marston

Quick Thought:

“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.” James 5:13 (NKJ)

Mark 14:17-21

“And when it was evening He (Jesus) came with the twelve. And as they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me– one who is eating with Me.”

“They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, “Surely not I?”

“And He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who dips with Me in the bowl.”

“For the Son of Man is to go, just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.” Mark 14:17-21 (NAS)

John 8:48-59

“The Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?” Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me. But I do not seek My glory; there is One who seeks and judges.”

“Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.” The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets also and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he shall never taste of death.’ Surely You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too; whom do You make Yourself out to be?”

“Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; and you have not come to know Him, but I know Him; and if I say that I do not know Him, I shall be a liar like you, but I do know Him, and keep His word. “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.”

“The Jews therefore said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself, and went out of the temple.” John 8:48-59 (NAS)

Today’s Suggested Bible Reading

Read the Bible in a Year:

New Testament — Romans 11:1 - 11:21.
Old Testament — Psalms 48-51.