“I have found it helpful to renew my covenant with God and my devotion to Him every morning – keeping things fresh and joyful.”

Wow, this is a beautiful and helpful idea. I guess I never thought about renewing the covenant every morning but it certainly makes sense. People prepare for the day in many ways that involve cleanliness, exercise, nutrition, proper dress, etc. but the most important would be to take care of one’s spiritual nourishment first! Direct from God. God carries me through every moment of the day, so it doesn’t seem like it’s asking too much to check in with God first thing (like we would with an employer!) to align myself with God’s will, what HE has in store. Not just read the lesson and run off, but really bring the covenant into play. God’s promises to me require my obedience to Him, and if I’ve learned anything from Plainfield, it’s how important obedience is, and that all good comes from God, and in reality God has only good things in store for us. Who doesn’t want good? (As was stated above, “I know what life was like without Him and it was not good!” Amen to that!)