Daily Reflection - March
 

March 1

A Time to Think: In those times I can't seem to find God, I rest in the assurance that He knows how to find me. –Neva Coyle, writer

To Act: Ask God to stay with you in difficult situations and affirm that He is helping you now.

To Pray: Lord, in all the times and places of my life, Your love never leaves me.

March 2

A Time to Think: As you travel life's weary road, let Jesus lift your heavy load. –Anonymous

To Act: Believe in yourself and the talents God gave you.

To Pray: Dear Lord, grant me the grace to endure the struggle in any area of life where You have placed me.

March 3

A Time to Think: A quiet morning with a loving God puts the events of the upcoming day into proper perspective. –Janette Oke, writer

To Act: Pray about what you want. Ask God if it is the right thing for you.

To Pray: Father I praise You for providing moments of illumination that encourage me in my walk.

March 4

A Time to Think: Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith. –Margaret Shepard, author

To Act: Do your best and leave the rest to God.

To Pray: Heavenly Father, please help me face each day with grace and appreciation for the blessings of Your love.

March 5

A Time to Think: We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thought. –A.W. Tozer, pastor and author

To Act: Express your gratitude for something good that has come your way.

To Pray: Lord, help me to see the blessings that might come from my difficulties.

March 6

A Time to Think: Jesus tends to His people individually. He personally sees to our needs. We all receive Jesus' touch. We experience His care. –Max Lucado, author and pastor

To Act: Place your hope and purpose completely in God's hands.

To Pray: Dear Lord, I am grateful for the love You have given me.

March 7

A Time to Think: Fretting springs from a determination to get our own way. –Oswald Chambers, author and evangelist

To Act: When you pray, release your worry and rest in God.

To Pray: Help me to trust You in all things, Lord, and to leave the results to You.

March 8

A Time to Think: If you live close to God and His infinite grace, you don't have to tell; it shows on your face. –Anonymous

To Act: Don't lose perspective when dealing with problems.

To Pray: Lord, help me to find renewal from my difficulties by remembering that nothing happens out of Your control.

March 9

A Time to Think: Life at its essence boils down to one day at a time. Today is the day! –Jim Stovall, author

To Act: Realize you are greater than you ever considered yourself to be.

To Pray: Lord, help me always to be open to Your calling.

March 10

A Time to Think: Prayer is the exercise of drawing on the grace of God. –Oswald Chambers, author and evangelist

To Act: Take charge of your thoughts instead of letting them control you.

To Pray: Lord, keep my eyes on You today and not on my fears.

March 11

A Time to Think: Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. –Les Brown, motivational speaker

To Act: Turn your dream into a goal and focus on how to achieve it.

To Pray: Lord, let me be guided by Your instructions.

March 12

A Time to Think: Faith isn’t the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It’s simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step. –Joni Erickson Tada, author

To Act: Approach today with a grateful heart.

To Pray: Dear Lord, thank You for giving us a fresh start each day to begin anew.

March 13

A Time to Think: People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers. –Rick Warren, bestselling author and pastor

To Act: Never dwell on bitterness, anger and despair.

To Pray: Dear Lord, one of your most precious gifts is forgiveness. How I thank You for that!

March 14

A Time to Think: Everything God does is purposeful. And since God is in each of us, each of us has a purpose. –Iyanla Vanzant, life coach and relationship expert

To Act: Open your heart to the kindness of others.

To Pray: Dear Father, teach me how to share Your kindness with everyone I meet.

March 15

A Time to Think: Go out on a limb when you pray for others. Take a risk. Be outrageous. Be passionate. Take a leap. Love a lot, not just a little. –Rick Hamlin, author

To Act: Share with others how important they are to you.

To Pray: Spirit of Love, I ask to wake each day of this year with fresh eyes, that I may see Your light shining through all my loved ones.

March 16

A Time to Think: I bind to myself today God's Power to guide me, God's Might to uphold me, God's Wisdom to teach me... –from St. Patrick's Breastplate

To Act: Try something new every day. You never know what you'll end up loving.

To Pray: Lord, please give me the courage to take the bold steps required to act.

March 17

A Time to Think: It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. –Irish Proverb

To Act: Fill your heart with strength and love for each other.

To Pray: You fill me with concern for others, Lord, and You give me strength to help them.

March 18

A Time to Think: Only God can turn a mess into a message, a test into a testimony. –Joyce Meyer, author

To Act: Place your hope and purpose completely in God's hands.

To Pray: Fill me with trust, O Holy Spirit, and increase my faith.

March 19

A Time to Think: Pray, hope, don’t worry. –Saint Padre Pio

To Act: Hold onto God's promises–they will protect you from fear and lead you to joy.

To Pray: Dear Lord, help me to begin today with hope, to feel Your love and know I am never alone.

March 20

A Time to Think: It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. –Anonymous

To Act: Confidently trust God to handle things beyond your efforts.

To Pray: Lord, help me to bring the dark places of my life into the sunlight of Your promise.

March 21

A Time to Think: Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise–then you will discover the fullness of your life. –Brother David Steindl-Rast

To Act: Every day, affirm that you can make something really good out of your life.

To Pray: Heavenly Father, keep my spirit open today to the power of Your guidance and strength.

March 22

A Time to Think: No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit. –Helen Keller, author, political activist and lecturer

To Act: Learn to think calmly and confidently, no matter what comes your way.

To Pray: Dear Lord, help me to remember that the brightness of Your loving presence is always with me.

March 23

A Time to Think: Prayer helps us to respond to misfortune with courage, to react with confidence and to rebound with enthusiasm. –William Arthur Ward, author

To Act: Blossom into the best that you can be.

To Pray: Lord, day by day, help me to do what You have designed me to do.

March 24

A Time to Think: Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. –Mother Teresa

To Act: Make someone's day. Tell them how much you appreciate them.

To Pray: Dear Lord, help me to remember my words hold power. Help me use them only to heal, help and encourage another.

March 25

A Time to Think: To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us–and he has given us everything. –Thomas Merton, writer and poet

To Act: Reach out and help someone by sharing your love and time.

To Pray: Lord, grant me the wisdom and energy to share what I have with others.

March 26

A Time to Think: Humans may be social beings, but solitude has been shown to have great societal value. Jesus was a great healer and teacher, but he took time to rest and pray. Solitude is essential for our spiritual experience–it is where we hear the still, small voice. –Lucille Zimmerman, author

To Act: Think of your day as channel for God’s blessings.

To Pray: Dear Lord, help me keep close to You today. Whatever strength I possess comes from You.

March 27

A Time to Think: Courage is born at the point where God's grace and human effort intersect. –Father Timothy M. Gallagher, author

To Act: Live with the thought of being in God's care.

To Pray: Lord, give me the courage to stretch past my safe boundaries.

March 28

A Time to Think: What God brings you to, God takes you through. –Reverend Sharon Connors, author

To Act: Take comfort knowing God is with you.

To Pray: Dear Lord, help me to persevere in prayer when things seem impossible, knowing that You are the God of possibilities.

March 29

A Time to Think: Our dreams are like a puppy’s paws–they start out big so they can support us as we grow. –Dixie Gillaspie, author and motivational coach

To Act: Believe God can do the impossible.

To Pray: Father, give me goals that stretch my hope to match Your might.

March 30

A Time to Think: Joy is really a road sign pointing us to God. Once we have found God...we no longer need to trouble ourselves so much about the quest for joy. –C. S. Lewis, author

To Act: Open your arms to beautiful moments and they will come to you.

To Pray: Help us reflect Your love every day.

March 31

A Time to Think: Anxiety is the natural result when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will for us. –Reverend Billy Graham, evangelist and author

To Act: Rejoice, the future is full of promise.

To Pray: Dear God, help me turn all my worry over to You, and make sure that I hand over the controls too.

March 31

A Time to Think: Anxiety is the natural result when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will for us. –Reverend Billy Graham, evangelist and author

To Act: Rejoice, the future is full of promise.

To Pray: Dear God, help me turn all my worry over to You, and make sure that I hand over the controls too.