Good morning, everyone, and welcome back to another morning's with the Master's.

We're going to do it ourselves to the Lord, daily with you.

Good morning, you guys.

Good morning, indeed.

We're picking back up a new morning mercies.

And if you do follow along with us, if you have this book, if you don't, there's a link

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You guys won't check it out.

We're actually going to be doing September 20th devotional because September 26th is

a poem, and so this one kind of gives us a little bit more of a chance to talk about

after.

Yeah, let's jump in.

Today's devotional says this, discouragement focuses more on the broken glories of creation

than on the restoring glories of God's character, presence, and promises.

What captures your mind, controls your thoughts, and dominates the desires of your heart.

Outside of intentional moments of public or private worship, what occupies your private

meditation?

That which dominates your meditation shapes the way you view yourself, life, and God,

and your view of those things shape the choices you make and the actions you take.

Is your meditation kidnapped by the disloyalty of that good friend, the sorry state of

your finances, disappointment with your church, the dysfunction of your extended family,

problems, and your marriage, the daily struggles of parenting, your frantic and demanding

...