WHAT IS A “GOOD DAY”?

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.”–1 Peter 3:10   I ended yesterday’s devotion by saying,”Have a good day”, but what is a good day? What does a “good day” mean to you? Some folks think about a good day as a day without pain, or problems,etc., but if that’s the criteria we use most of us would never have a good day. Even as I write this every joint in my body hurts and all of my problems haven’t vanished. So must I rule out the possibility of having a good day? I don’t think so. I really believe this can be a good day, even if bad things happen.   I’m of the opinion that a good day is any day that God is pleased with my attitude and actions. While the day might not be good in a lot of ways, I can always please God and find pleasure in Him. So can you. Everyone can have a good day. In 1 Peter 3:8-9, Peter speaks of the good we should do and at the end of verse 9 he speaks of the good we will inherit by doing it.   Think about this. To have a good day, to live a good life, to experience God’s greatest blessings, etc. we must be willing to do God’s will. Surely no Christian would argue with that. And, never forget, God’s will is always right, always best, and always safest. Do you believe that? So what would it take for you to have a good day? What would it take for you to get into God’s will? What would you have to do? What would you have to stop doing? Think about it. This is not some minor matter. We’re talking about God’s will! Absolutely nothing is more important than that. Now—you have a good day. You can do it!