{"id":10347,"date":"2019-02-05T01:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T06:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=10347"},"modified":"2019-01-28T14:58:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T19:58:09","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-2-5-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-2-5-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day &#8211; 2-5-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, \u201cGo your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">No matter what comes our way, whether sorrow, sadness, mourning, good news, bad news, weeping, laughter or anything else, we all choose how we will react and how we will carry ourselves in light of what we face.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">We can choose to be downtrodden and sullen, letting the weight of the things we face drag us down into despair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Or we can choose to look beyond what we\u2019re facing and let God lift us up above our situation, finding our joy in Him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">God has equipped us with emotions, feelings that allow us to express ourselves. But never did He intend for us to let those feelings drive us or rule us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">God wants us to look to Him and draw from Him in every situation of our lives, no matter how bad or how incredibly great it is, and let us find our strength in the joy that <em>He <\/em>brings!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Our lives should not be based on what we have, what we see, what we don\u2019t see or what we lack. But based on letting God speak into our lives every minute of each and every day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Matthew 4:4 (NKJV) 4 But He answered and said, \u201cIt is written, \u2018Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Let our joy be in Him, and His joy be our strength. Amen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Pastor Curt &amp; Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Seven Seas Ministries<br \/>\nP.O. 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