When you wake up in the morning you can feel gloom despair nothing good in your future
there will always be opportunities to be discouraged offended upset but you have to make the choice
that's not for me I'm going to live this day in faith I'm going to focus on what's right I want
to enjoy my family I'm going to be grateful I'm choosing to have a good mood when you
get your mind going in the right direction fill with thoughts of faith hope and victory
you'll drive away the blahs the discouragement the discontentment instead of dwelling on what
you don't have what's wrong what didn't work out start thinking about what God promised you
father you said my latter days will be better than my former days you said I haven't seen heard
or imagined what you have in store the mistake we make is we let feelings determine our mood
we wake up and think how do I feel today if we feel the blahs then we go around discourage I
don't want to go to work I don't want to deal with these children I have so many problems
right there you have a choice are you going to let those feelings dictate your mood or are you
going to rule over those feelings and decide what kind of mood you're going to be in you have to be
proactive father thank you that this is going to be a great day I know I'm surrounded by your favor
goodness and mercy are following me you said you hold victory in store for the upright
don't wait for the feelings to come get your mind filled with the right thoughts and the feelings
will eventually follow your thoughts this is what David did he had all kinds of trouble
armies coming against him people slandering him his own son was trying to take the throne
you can imagine how strong those negative feelings were discouragement anger self-pity
when everything said be depressed be sour he woke up in the morning and said this is the
day the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in the end each day that God gives us
is a gift I want to emphasize that each day that God gives us is a gift David said this is the day
the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad you know I don't want to waste today in self-pity and
anger and sitting around feeling sorry for myself and I don't know but maybe when David said this
is the day the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad maybe he wasn't having such a good day and he
wasn't feeling like being jolly but he was making a decision I'm not going to waste this day I will
rejoice and be glad so maybe right now maybe this is a day for you where you have a problem
something has happened that you certainly didn't want to happen one of your kids has done something
that now you're gonna have to deal with or you've had another kind of challenge a test a tribulation
and you have a choice to either let it make you miserable or to seize the day and say no this
is the day the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad now come on just think about it how many
days have you lost and wasted in self-pity in anger in reasoning trying to figure out
some situation in your life that you're never going to figure out because only God knows
the answer we don't want to keep wasting our days each day is valuable and we need to make each one
of them count you have to say to discouragement I will rejoice say to self-pity I will be glad today
say the sadness the blahs to no passion you're not going to control my life I may feel you but
you're not telling me the truth you don't dictate my future I will live this day in
faith I will rejoice I will be glad in it God wants you to live with joy do you believe that
like contrary to popular opinion God doesn't want your life to be full stressed worry and anxiety
God doesn't want you to feel like you're about to collapse under the weight of your circumstance
no God's plan for you is joy in every season of your life the Old Testament Prophet Nehemiah
he said the joy of the Lord is our strength it's what fortifies us it's what holds us when it feels
like the world is caving in when the weight of the world is on our shoulders it's the joy of the Lord
that is our strength God wants to see us filled with his Joy
the scripture says joy comes in the morning every morning Joy is waiting for you but let me tell
you what else comes in the morning guilt look at the mistakes you've made bitterness boy they did
you wrong discouragement nothing good is in your future self-pity why were you raised like that God
sends joy every morning just for you but the enemy sends all these other things now you get to choose
here's the key the negative is easier living off the surface just going by what you feel letting
that dictate your day that doesn't take any effort but if you're going to live a victorious life if
you're going to reach your full potential you have to go deeper and not be ruled by your emotions not
let feelings dictate your day you have to choose to have a good mood despite the feelings choose
joy despite the discouragement choose faith despite the doubt so start your day with God
I love this poem by Ralph Spalding Cushman says this I met God in the morning when my day was at
its best and its presence came like sunrise like a glory in my breast all day long the presence
lingered all day long he stayed with me and we sailed in perfect calmness or a very troubled sea
other ships were blown and battered other ships were sore distressed but the winds that seemed to
drive them brought to us a peace and rest than I thought of other mornings with the keen remorse of
mind when I too had loosed the moorings with the presence left behind so I think I know the secret
learn from many a troubled way you must seek him in the morning if you want him through the day
seek God first start your day with God what does he say seek first the kingdom of God in
his righteousness and all these things what you shall eat what you shall drink what you
shall clothe yourself with all your needs all these things that you need will be added to
you he will take care of that if you put him first and then take life one day at a time
when you lie in the bed in the morning you can dwell on the negative everything that's
wrong you're going to draw in more negative more discouragement or in the face of those feelings
you can start thinking faith-filled thoughts positive hopeful uplifting that's what you're
going to draw in it's important to start the day off in faith this is when the enemy works overtime
to try to give you the blahs instead of letting him set the tone why don't you set the tone
before you get out of bed you need to decide it's going to be a good day and you're going to live it
in faith and sure you may have challenges but God is on the throne he's fighting your battles while
he's working instead of being discouraged worried in a bad mood why don't you enjoy your life
I'm not asking you to deny what you feel I'm asking you to add the yet
had a bad break yet will I rejoice my child is of course I should be depressed yet
I'm hopeful knowing God has the final say these people at work aren't treating me right
my feelings are telling me to get bitter to be angry to pay them back but I know God is
my vindicator so yet will I rejoice yet will I have a smile yet will I be good to people
the Psalmist said a good person may fall seven times but the Lord will raise them up
sometimes you can't get up on your own but God is right there with you lifting you strengthening you
healing you breathing in your direction every morning start the day off in faith father thank
you that this is going to be a great day God I'm grateful that I'm alive thank you that you chose
me before I could choose you thank you for my family thank you for good health thank you for
opportunity thank you for surrounding me with your favor Lord I'm going to live this day to the full