Beginning The Day!

Yesterday morning, soon after stepping out of the shower, I found myself singing (out loud in fact) "Oh, what a beautiful morning. Oh, what a beautiful day. I've got a beautiful feeling. Everything's going my way." [from the musical "Oklahoma", by Rogers and Hammerstein, © 1943] I saw the sun shining through the window. I had thoughts of the morning's class lesson and sermon running through my mind. I was anticipating another day of sweet fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ. Yes, what a beautiful morning and day the Lord had provided at the beginning of a new week.

How do you begin the day? Perhaps showering, eating breakfast, brushing your teeth, selecting the right clothes for the day, etc., are some of the things that come to mind. However, how do you begin the day mentally? What are the thoughts that help move you forward into the day that God has placed before you?

As I was reflecting yesterday morning on my class notes and sermon outline I prayed, "Lord, make something of this today." Yes, I had studied all week in preparation for the day's focuses, but I was still in need of God's help to make it all become something that would bless the hearers. What kind of attitude would we have to carry us through the day if we began each one with the prayer, "Lord, make something of my life today." and then trustingly yielded to what He brought about through it?

In one of David's psalms he stated. . .
"(3) O LORD, IN THE MORNING YOU HEAR MY VOICE; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and WATCH." ( Psalm 5:3 ESV)

The New Living Translation reads, "(3) Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD. Each morning I BRING MY REQUESTS TO YOU AND WAIT EXPECTANTLY." (NLT, © 1997, Tyndale House)

Here seems to be expressed the beginning of the day in prayer to God and then living in anticipation of His response and provision through the day. It is a prayer of trust in God to sustain and bring to fruition HIS WILL FOR THE DAY!

In a psalm noted as a prayer of Moses we read. . .
"(12) So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. (13) Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants! (14) SATISFY US IN THE MORNING WITH YOUR STEADFAST LOVE, THAT WE MAY REJOICE AND BE GLAD ALL OUR DAYS." (Psalm (90:12-14 ESV)

Do we realize how we do awake to God's love with each morning He brings? Knowing we are loved by Him ought to bring rejoicing and gladness with every day He provides as we trustingly seek to know and do HIS WILL FOR THE DAY. Perhaps we could wake up each morning singing, "Oh, what a beautiful morning. Oh, what a beautiful day. I've got a wonderful feeling, ultimately all goes GOD'S WAY!" (i.e. Romans 8:28)

Oh, what a wonderful life when we trustingly keep going HIS WAY! That is what truly makes life beautiful.

Have a great day LIVING JOYFUL IN THE SONSHINE OF GOD'S LOVE!
Carl

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