Good morning,
I have no idea yet what I will do today. I am up and dressed, reading my Bible but I am also waiting for a phone call that will give me work. When I first began this year it was unsettling to never really know what I would be doing each day. That's the life of a substitute teacher, but by now I am used to it. I have learned to go with the flow. If I get work, praise the Lord! If I don’t get work, praise the Lord! Every month I pray that God will give me enough days of work to pay the bills. He has always come through for us. So, there is no need to worry.
Matthew 6:31-32 says, “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.”
It is a faith-builder to say the least. But it doesn’t stop with not worrying. The scripture goes on to say, “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”(v.33-34).
Not only are we not to worry, we are also to do something pro-active—seek and live. Seek what? God’s kingdom and live righteously. What does it mean to seek God’s kingdom?
To me it means to seek God’s agenda and care for what He cares for—which is others who have more needs than I do; to develop holy habits; to live the way Jesus would live if He were here today. We have enough to do without worrying about what we will eat, drink, or wear—God will take care of that. We just need to be about our Father’s business.
With that said, I will trust the Father to give me what I need today as I spend time with Him and then look to see how I can impact the lives of others for the Kingdom.
I still don’t know what I will be doing today, but I know who I will be doing it with.
So, what are you doing today?

Gary and I started our Daniel Fast on Sunday, then on Monday I was ready to quit because the car repairs were going to consume all our money and we couldn’t purchase Daniel Fast foods. I thought we would just have to eat what was in the house for the next couple of weeks. But as we sat for 3 hours in the car dealer’s waiting area I began to pray about it. I couldn’t understand why God would allow this. Then I realized that I had made a vow to fast and fast I would no matter what happens. If Jesus could go 40 days and night without food or water, then I can do 21 days with only a little food and all the water I want. Then on Tuesday Gary found out that our car insurance, Allstate, would cover the repairs to our car, minus the $100 deductible. What a blessing! This Daniel Fast has gotten off to a great start, I’ve been tested right out of the starting gate. God-1; Satan-0. Keep praying! Who knows what God will do next.
Have a blessed day!

The American Patriot’s Almanac
By: William J. Bennett and John T.E. Cribb

I love American history and this book feeds my passion in a way I have not seen before. The American Patriot’s Almanac is a daily devotional of American history. Each month begins with an essay, such as, Twelve Great Reasons to Love a Great Country or Fifty All-American Movies. Each day’s reading is about a topic in our history that happened on or near that day’s date. There are readings about our Presidents and many other famous people. But there are also readings about people you never read about in your history book, such as Marine Private Guy Gabaldon, The Pied Piper of Saipan. On March 14th you can read about Washington’s Glasses and on July 12th we learn of Jane Thomas’s Ride at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Then at the bottom of the page is the American History Parade which lists four to six other events that happened on this day but in different years. My husband and I are using this book this year for a daily reading of American history. This book would make a great addition to every family’s library and an awesome read-aloud book for the whole family.

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