Encouragement for the day...
Then David said in his heart, "Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul..." (1 Samuel 27:1a ESV) The mind is an amazing thing. It can influence us in such a way that it moves us away from truth, prosperity and happiness. However, God put us in charge of our minds (Rom. 12:1-2). David was at a point that he allowed himself to believe a lie. It was not God's plan for him to perish under Saul and he didn't. Often I see people being short-changed in life, myself included, because of stinking thinking. Your encouragement today is to guard your mind and fill it with the truth of God found in His Word and in prayer.