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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">Make Today a Good Day</span></span></b><br>");
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document.writeln("</font><p><span style=\"background: white; color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">\'€śThis");
document.writeln("is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.\'€ť</font><sup><font size=\"2\">1</font></sup><font size=\"3\"> </font></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
document.writeln("</font><p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">Mondays often get a bad rap. It");
document.writeln("is the beginning of a new work week, the kids are back in school, our routine");
document.writeln("goes into full swing once again after the weekend. For some, you may be going");
document.writeln("through difficult times and are finding it hard to keep going. For others,");
document.writeln("there may be some important decisions that need to be made. No matter what the");
document.writeln("circumstances\'€¦ God is in the midst of it all! Each day we have the privilege of");
document.writeln("waking up to, is a new opportunity God is giving us to make an impact for Him.");
document.writeln("It all depends on our attitude. Warren Wiersbe said the following:<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; </span></font></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
document.writeln("</font><p><span style=\"background: white; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">\'€śNothing");
document.writeln("paralyzes our lives like the attitude that things can never change. We need to");
document.writeln("remind ourselves that God can change things. Outlook determines outcome. If we");
document.writeln("see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in");
document.writeln("the problems, we can have victory.\'€ť</font></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
document.writeln("</font><p><span style=\"background: white; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">Even");
document.writeln("in times of great pain or challenges, we have the possibility of having a");
document.writeln("positive impact by our trust in God and believing that He is in control. Our");
document.writeln("attitude, even in trials, can give hope to someone who desperately needs it. </font></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
document.writeln("</font><p><span style=\"background: white; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">Instead");
document.writeln("of dreading waking up to a new week, I encourage you to embrace an attitude of");
document.writeln("gratitude. God gave us this day, so let\'€™s choose to rejoice and be glad in it.");
document.writeln("The choice is ours. </font></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
document.writeln("</font><p><span style=\"background: white; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">Suggested");
document.writeln("prayer: Dear God, thank you for the gift of life. Even in the midst of day-to-day");
document.writeln("stress and responsibilities, I choose to have an attitude of gratitude and make");
document.writeln("it a good day. Allow me to not take for granted the opportunities you give me");
document.writeln("to serve others through kindness, encouragement, and being a reminder of the");
document.writeln("hope and peace, we can find in you. Thank you because in you, I can look past");
document.writeln("the problems I may be facing and proclaim victory because you are in control. In the name of Jesus, amen.</font></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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document.writeln("</font><p style=\"text-indent: -0.25in;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;\"><font size=\"3\">1.<span style=\"font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;");
document.writeln("</span><span style=\"background: white;\">Psalm 118:24 (TLB). </span></font></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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document.writeln("Encounter was&nbsp;written by: Crystal B. &nbsp;</font></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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