I choose love...
No occasion justifies hatred;
No injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love.
Today I will love God and what God loves

I choose joy...
I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance.
I will refuse the temptation to be cynical...
the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see
people as anything less than human beings,
crreated by God. I will refuse to see any problem as
anything less than an opportunity to see God.

I choose peace...
I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.

I choose patience...
I will overlook the inconviences of the world.
Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I'll
invite hime to do so. Rather than complain that the
wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment
to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments,
I will face them with joy and courage.

I choose kindness...
I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone.
Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to
the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.

I choose goodness...
I will go without a dollar
before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked
before I will boast. I will confess before I will
accuse. I choose goodness.

I choose faitfulness...
Today I will keep my promises.
My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates
will not question my word. My wife will not
question my love. And my children will never fear that
their father will not come home.

I choose gentleness...
Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle.
If I raise my voice may it be only in praise.
If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer.
If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.

I choose self control...
I am a spiritual being...
After this body is dead, my spirit will soar.
I refuse to let what will rot, rule the eternal.
I choose self control. I will be drunk only by joy.
I will be impassioned only by my faith.
I will be influenced only by God
I will be taught only by Christ.
I choose self control.

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness
faithfulness, gentleness and self control
To these I commit my day.
If i succeed, I will give thanks
If I fail, I will seek His grace
And then, when this day is done,
I will place my head on my pillow
and rest.

i just read the above quotes from Dom's blog and it really amazed me how God uses the things around me to teach me lessons. i was so mad at someone just a moment ago; so pissed that till now, i'm still shaking with anger. in what position are you to say that i don't listen when you yourself don't even do it in the first place? how can i build a house when the sole supplier isn't able to provide me with the building materials? what right have you to get angry with me when it wasn't even my fault to begin with? is it fair for me to be blamed, simply because i was at the wrong place, at the wrong time? haven't felt so angry at anyone since a long time ago, and yet when i read Dom's blog, the fire sorta just extinguished. i choose peace, patience and self control; for it is the right thing to do. i choose to die to myself, for He died for me first. I, choose to love =)