Are you ready to greet the day Sunshine?......Sonshine!
I used to hate, no despise Mondays, or actually any day that started before 10 AM for me. Not a Godly attitude to have.
I HATED mornings.
At one point I came to the realization that God wants me to be happy. He created the world, animals and first human beings and at each turn, declared "It is good." I decided to go find the "It is good" in my mornings. Getting up around 6 or 7 in the morning as I do, I had to make a dedicated decision to let God teach me, from my heart outwards, on this.
Step 1: I consciously gave up the bad AM attitude and in its place I decided to wake up in a good mood.
Step 2: Immediately fail at step 1. The split second that alarm went off, I woke up as usual - angry that it was time to get up.
Step 3: PRAY.
Step 4: The Holy Spirit took it right back to scripture:
I used to hate, no despise Mondays, or actually any day that started before 10 AM for me. Not a Godly attitude to have.
I HATED mornings.
At one point I came to the realization that God wants me to be happy. He created the world, animals and first human beings and at each turn, declared "It is good." I decided to go find the "It is good" in my mornings. Getting up around 6 or 7 in the morning as I do, I had to make a dedicated decision to let God teach me, from my heart outwards, on this.
Step 1: I consciously gave up the bad AM attitude and in its place I decided to wake up in a good mood.
Step 2: Immediately fail at step 1. The split second that alarm went off, I woke up as usual - angry that it was time to get up.
Step 3: PRAY.
Step 4: The Holy Spirit took it right back to scripture:
Luke 11:24-26 NKJV
24 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order. 26 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”
I prayed and meditated on what to put in anger's place.
Then God suggested waking to uplifting Christian music.
IT WORKED!
I woke up happy and often gently humming or singing with the Christian song ringtone on my cell phone.
That was a number of years ago. I can now wake to anything: music, TV, silence, or noisy cats screaming to be fed, and I count it all JOY! Praise the Lord; the day is GOOD!
So, is there something negative in your life you need to get rid of - something positive you need to fill its space?
Pray to the Lord and LISTEN for guidance. Greet the new change to come with good cheer! Remember what God said when he created something positive?
IT IS GOOD.
Amen, sisters and brothers, AMEN.
Leave me a comment below. Encourage others! What did God change in you? What did He have you fill the space with?
Onward to my Happy Monday!
Blessings,
Rose Marie 😸
24 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order. 26 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”
I prayed and meditated on what to put in anger's place.
Then God suggested waking to uplifting Christian music.
IT WORKED!
I woke up happy and often gently humming or singing with the Christian song ringtone on my cell phone.
That was a number of years ago. I can now wake to anything: music, TV, silence, or noisy cats screaming to be fed, and I count it all JOY! Praise the Lord; the day is GOOD!
So, is there something negative in your life you need to get rid of - something positive you need to fill its space?
Pray to the Lord and LISTEN for guidance. Greet the new change to come with good cheer! Remember what God said when he created something positive?
IT IS GOOD.
Amen, sisters and brothers, AMEN.
Leave me a comment below. Encourage others! What did God change in you? What did He have you fill the space with?
Onward to my Happy Monday!
Blessings,
Rose Marie 😸