I Choose...

I choose...

to put my hope in You today LORD

Thank you that no one who hopes in You will ever be put to shame

I choose...

to trust in You with all my heart

and lean not on my own understanding

Thank You, You will and You do direct my paths

I choose...

to dwell on the good

to remember the joys

to turn my heart and mind away from 

doubts

fears

cynicism about others

I choose...

to capture the negative thoughts

to stop them

to recognize

in so many ways

my memories of the pain, the brokenness and the evil

stop me from seeing and enjoying the good, the delight, the experience

that is here in the now

You came to give 

life to the full

May I rejoice and delight

in every single bit

of life and fullness 

that I see around me

I choose freedom

I choose love

I choose forgiveness

I choose to acknowledge dignity

I choose to laugh

I choose to sing

I choose delight

I choose hope

I choose praise

I choose to give thanks

Thank You, good God, Thank You!