Daily Reading for Personal Growth, 40 Days with God

⁴ Celebrate joyfully in the Lord, all the time. I’ll say it again: celebrate! ⁵ Let everybody know how gentle and gracious you are. The Lord is near.

⁶ Don’t worry about anything. Rather, in every area of life let God know what you want, as you pray and make requests, and give thanks as well. ⁷ And God’s peace, which is greater than we can ever understand, will keep guard over your hearts and minds in Messiah Jesus.

⁸ For the rest, my dear family, these are the things you should think through: whatever is true, whatever is holy, whatever is upright, whatever is pure, whatever is attractive, whatever has a good reputation; anything virtuous, anything praiseworthy. ⁹ And these are the things you should do: what you learned, received, heard and saw in and through me. And the God of peace will be with you.