Psalm 146:5-6 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever.

Habakkuk 3:17-19 Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls-Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills.

CHARLES F. STANLEY LIFE PRINCIPLES DAILY BIBLE – HABAKKUK 3:17-19 Disappointments are inevitable; discouragement is a choice.

In the daily disappointments that threaten to consume your emotional resources and deflect your attention away from the Lord, you have real hope and a real choice for joy and abundant living in Christ. Circumstances do not control you; Jesus does. You never have to be the victim of your feelings. You can choose to look to God and listen, learn, and move ahead. As you do, the withered and dead-feeling places in your heart, the scars of old disappointments, will melt away in God’s restoring love.

– Charles F. Stanley