I love the way that Psalm 92 begins with such an exclamation of praise and thanksgiving to the Lord! Verses 1-5:
1 It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises [with musical accompaniment] to Your name, O Most High, 2 To show forth Your loving-kindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night, 3 With an instrument of ten strings and with the lute, with a solemn sound upon the lyre. 4 For You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your works; at the deeds of Your hands I joyfully sing. 5 How great are Your doings, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep.
I hope that you begin every day in this way! What can possibly get you "down" when you begin the day with a grateful and thankful heart attitude? You are reminding yourself of His greatness at the same time that you are praising Him for it! This builds faith and confidence in you and releases the joy of the Lord, which is your great source of strength (Nehemiah 8:10)! When we do this, THEN we are able to properly handle the people we encounter who act like THIS in verses 6-7:
6 A man in his rude and uncultivated state knows not, neither does a [self-confident] fool understand this: 7 That though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to be destroyed forever.
We will remind ourselves of these Truths from verses 8-15:
8 But You, Lord, are on high forever. 9 For behold, Your adversaries, O Lord, for behold, Your enemies shall perish; all the evildoers shall be scattered. 10 But my horn (emblem of excessive strength and stately grace) You have exalted like that of a wild ox; I am anointed with fresh oil. 11 My eye looks upon those who lie in wait for me; my ears hear the evildoers that rise up against me. 12 The [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like the palm tree [be long-lived, stately, upright, useful, and fruitful]; they shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic, stable, durable, and incorruptible]. 13 Planted in the house of the Lord, they shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 [Growing in grace] they shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap [of spiritual vitality] and [rich in the] verdure [of trust, love, and contentment]. 15 [They are living memorials] to show that the Lord is upright and faithful to His promises; He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
Do you see how simple and easy it is to get yourself into the right frame of mind to be in position to handle anything, and everything, that comes at you? The Word of God is so very powerful! I encourage you to step up your efforts to get this Word IN you in abundance! After all, Jesus DID say this to us in Luke 6:45:
45 The upright (honorable, intrinsically good) man out of the good treasure [stored] in his heart produces what is upright (honorable and intrinsically good), and the evil man out of the evil storehouse brings forth that which is depraved (wicked and intrinsically evil); for out of the abundance (overflow) of the heart his mouth speaks.
He also DID say this to us about what we say in Mark 11:23:
23 Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him.
So, let's begin every day with praise, thanksgiving and worship, claiming our days for HIM from the very start! AMEN! Then let's go through the rest of our days continuing to bring glory to Him by saying and doing those things that exalt HIM and draw attention to Him! Here is Hillsong with "Like Incense":
Shalom in Him!
