Today's reading

For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. –Isaiah 43:19 NLT

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It’s Okay to Be Okay Again

For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. –Isaiah 43:19 NLT

Has something taken place in your life that has you depressed or discouraged? Have the blues been with you for so long you’ve forgotten what normal life looks or feels like? If so, realize your life doesn’t have to remain that way any longer. It’s okay for you to be okay again.God has a better life in the making and on the horizon for you. However, you have to decide whether or not you’re going to embrace the better quality of life He offers or remain imprisoned by the same-old-same-old life with which you’re familiar. The Bible says, “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT). It’s your time to accept and embrace a new normal life.Don’t allow blunders, grief, or disappointments to keep you from God’s best. Don’t be afraid of change and moving onward to a brighter, happier life. Decide in your mind and heart to rise up to the better life God has for you! It’s okay to dream again. It’s okay to enjoy life again. It’s okay to hope again, to believe again, to trust again. It’s okay to love, laugh, and live again!

prayer focuses

Thank God for fresh beginnings and the hope of brighter days ahead as you turn toward and trust Him with your future.

Ask the Holy Spirit to help you release whatever is pulling you down and fill you up with a new hope and joy for the future.

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Barbara Alpert

Barbara was a wife, mother, and grandma who sought to love the LORD with all her heart, soul & strength. She has authored several books for adults and children. She has enjoyed mentoring other writers and seeing them turn their manuscripts into published masterpieces for God's glory. She believed that every person has a God-story within them to be told and shared. Barbara passed away peacefully in November 2023, but Bayside continues to remember and honor her legacy by sharing devotionals written by her in order to inspire and encourage others.