A New Month

New beginnings are happening all around us, all the time. One of my favorites is the beginning of a fresh month. It's like a mini-New Year's Day. So, today let us be full of praise for a fresh start and bursting with expectation for all of God's most perfect blessings breaking into our lives.

As we prepare to be blessed, it is important for us to clean house. That means letting go of past hurts and unforgiveness toward others and - even more importantly - toward ourselves. We cannot expect to receive anything good into our lives if we continue to cram it full of the bad.

So, take this opportunity today - a fresh, new day in a fresh, new month - to get rid of everything in your life that is not praise worthy. Throw out those old rags and get yourself ready for a new and beautiful thing. And thank Him for it now.