I believe that today is a brand new day. I don’t think that there has ever been another day just like it in the history of the world. Many of the details of life throughout the world and even in your own personal situation are different today than they have ever been before. A simple example is the fact that you are now another day older than you have ever been before.

Other examples of differences can be cited in the fact that throughout the world thousands of individuals have died in the last twenty-four hours and thousands of babies have been born, so thousands of families have been changed in our world. And one of these families might be yours. Thousands of changes are taking place moment by moment in the lives of people in their families, neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, and nations of the world as each day comes and goes. The weather is never exactly the same in any particular area from day to day, and even the time of the sunrise and sunset varies from day to day throughout the seasons, so no two days can ever been exactly the same in regard to all of these details of this basic factor of weather.

Change in the circumstances of our daily lives is the only constant that we can really see. Nothing remains the same from day to day, so each day is a brand new day. And we should be excited about that. The problems and poor decisions that we made yesterday are each gone, and we have new opportunities to address the changing circumstances of our lives in the brand new day in which we are living.

What are you doing today, in the moments that you have, to make the best use of this brand new day in which you are living? What decisions and actions are you taking that may provide some really good benefits for you and others with whom you are directly involved in the course of this brand new day? Let’s talk about this.

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It is apparent to millions of people that approaching bad weather can’t be stopped. The only good thing associated with it is probably the timely warnings that enable cities and individuals in its path to be ready for its arrival and to take appropriate actions to avoid its dangerous effects. Weather is too big an event to be controlled. There is another big event that has been predicted for years. It is the return of Jesus in physical form back to this earth. This prediction was made by Jesus himself and it is well documented in the scriptures of the New Testament. Christian teachers and preachers have been describing some of its particular details for centuries. Although there is not any specific agreement among these prophets in regard to exactly when this event is going to occur or the sequence of described events that will accompany it, they do basically agree that Jesus is going to return to earth in physical form. (For a good statement regarding this biblical prophecy see this article by Richard Innes “Will Jesus Christ Return to Earth?”) For those who are ready, it will be an event of great blessing. For those who are not ready, it will be an event of severe personal judgment. What do you anticipate as the good benefits of these big events? How did you prepare for the approaching storms? Are you ready for the return of Jesus? If not, you might examine this statement regarding the plan of salvation It would be good to talk about this matter. Let’s talk.

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What can we do to get our dog to relax during a storm? He is a Shih Tzu that is ten years old. We have had him for over two years now. He just goes crazy during the slightest rain storm. He runs throughout the house. He pees and sometimes poops when he really doesn’t know what to do. He often begs to be left outside, even though it is raining; but, when he is taken out, he will often try to run away down the street. One night he got away from my wife, and ran across a four-lane highway and headed down another highway. A friendly driver picked him up and brought him back to us at a near-by gas station. Normally he is not a lap dog, but he relaxes in front of the TV, or on “his” chair, or on my wife’s upholstered footstool. We have tried to give him some medicine to calm his anxiety, but it doesn’t seem to work. In order to keep him from jumping up and down from our bed, we often have to put him in a wire pen. That keeps him in one spot, but he still doesn’t often relax there, and the next morning I sometimes have to clean out his pen. He is a smart dog. He is a good companion and a special “friend” for my wife. He is teaching us a lot about devotion. He understands a lot of what we say, but we can’t get him to relax in a storm. Any suggestions that anyone has that might enable us to turn a nervous pet into a good calm companion during a storm will be appreciated.

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