Lamentations 3:22-24
MONDAYs
Mondays are interesting, and I have a love/hate relationship with them. Sometimes I love them. I love the possibilities of a new week, new challenges, new things to do, new chances to complete tasks and invest in people. Other times I dread them. They seem to overwhelm me. I have to do the same things I did last Monday again this Monday. It reminds me that the dirty clothes baskets are full again, and the refrigerator is empty again.
Today is an overwhelmed Monday. I just want to go back in bed and wake-up on Friday or Saturday. I think it is right about now that you, as a Christian sister tell me that my focus is all screwed-up. The fact that I can afford groceries and a machine that washes my clothes is reason enough to change my attitude. What a complainer am I.
The Bible reminds me of an even greater reason. If I can pull my head out of my own situation for one minute I can see the abundance blessing of a Monday. Lamentations 3:22 says it like this,
22 "Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him."
What an attitude shift---I’m not overwhelmed because God loves me so much! And, his compassions never fail—they are new every morning (even Mondays).
Mondays are interesting, and I have a love/hate relationship with them. Sometimes I love them. I love the possibilities of a new week, new challenges, new things to do, new chances to complete tasks and invest in people. Other times I dread them. They seem to overwhelm me. I have to do the same things I did last Monday again this Monday. It reminds me that the dirty clothes baskets are full again, and the refrigerator is empty again.
Today is an overwhelmed Monday. I just want to go back in bed and wake-up on Friday or Saturday. I think it is right about now that you, as a Christian sister tell me that my focus is all screwed-up. The fact that I can afford groceries and a machine that washes my clothes is reason enough to change my attitude. What a complainer am I.
The Bible reminds me of an even greater reason. If I can pull my head out of my own situation for one minute I can see the abundance blessing of a Monday. Lamentations 3:22 says it like this,
22 "Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him."
What an attitude shift---I’m not overwhelmed because God loves me so much! And, his compassions never fail—they are new every morning (even Mondays).
posted by Heather @ 7:03 AM
2 Comments:
At 4:20 PM,
Julia said…
We were just going over Colossians 3:23 yesterday & I was reminded again of how my attitude should be like Jesus' - "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord, not for men." Some days, the things I do seem so insignificant, and frankly I don't like doing them. But they can give God glory! I'm with you my friend. I know where you are & am grateful for your wisdom once again. Love you!
At 5:57 PM,
gram said…
Today I too woke up and wanted to climb back in bed--then I received an e-mail about a grad student who just got married and her husband got sick on the honeymoon and is in critical condition without insurance or sick days or knowing what is wrong--God gave me a real wake-up reminder He is in control
and surprisingly enough that is what the grad student wrote
love ya
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