setup: [E-Mail Ministry] I Choose

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I CHOOSE

"It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world
is still asleep. The day is coming. In a few moments the day will arrive. It
will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the
dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The calm of solitude will
be invaded by decisions to be made and deadlines to be met. For the next
twelve hours I will be exposed to the day's demands. It is now that I must
make a choice. Because of Calvary, I'm free to choose. And so I choose......

I CHOOSE LOVE...No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants
bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.

I CHOOSE JOY...I will invite my God to be the God of circumstances. I will
refuse the temptation to be cynical...the tool of the lazy thinker. I will
refuse to see people as anything less than human beings created by God. I
will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see
God.

I CHOOSE PEACE...I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.

I CHOOSE PATIENCE .....I will overlook the inconveniences of the world.
Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I'll invite him to do so.
Rather than complain that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a
moment to pray. Instead of clenching my fist at new assignments, I will face
them with joy and courage.

I CHOOSE KINDNESS...I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to
the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God
has treated me.

I CHOOSE GOODNESS...I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest
one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will
accuse.

I CHOOSE FAITHFULNESS...Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not
regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My wife will
not question my love. And my children will never fear that their father will
not come home.

I CHOOSE GENTLENESS...Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I
raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only
in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.

I CHOOSE SELF-CONTROL...I am a spiritual being. After this body is dead, my
spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will not, rule the eternal. I will be
drunk only by joy. I will be impassioned only by my faith. I will be
influenced only by God. I will be taught only by Christ.

LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS AND
SELF CONTROL Gal.5:22,23

To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I
will seek His grace. And then, when this day is done, I will place my head
on my pillow and rest with the peace that passes all understanding."

-- Author Unknown

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