I hate mornings. Too bright. Too many chirping birds. You got noises like the trash men knocking over the garbage cans on the way to the truck; an army of landscapers busily clipping and trimming; and LEAF BLOWERS! It’s just too early. Where’s my coffee? Oh yeah… did I mention it’s too early?
The funny thing is, It's usually in the morning, on my way to wherever, that God gives me the greatest clarity. He shows me what a beautiful place he created for me to live in. He reminds me of all of the great things in my life and how far He's brought me on my journey home to Him. I just wish it didn't have to happen so darned early!
For some of us, however, mornings represent the beginning of just another day in which we make the same old mistakes and feel the same old pain. You know the ones. All those past mistakes and missed opportunities and lost people that you are sure will haunt you for the rest of your life.
What if it didn't have to be like that? What if it wasn't another day, another dissapointment. My favoite cartoon character is Eeyore. I have several of these blue, downtrodden donkeys displayed in my bedroom. My family knows that if they want to make me smile, just give mom an Eeyore and she'll be fine. You see, whenever I look at that blue face I remember that life doesn't have to be an instant, ready-made dissappointment.
What if we changed our minds about what the new day held in store for us? Revelations 21:5 says “Behold, I make all things new.” and Lamentations 3:23 teaches us that “Great is his faithfulness. His mercies are new every morning.” What if we took God at his word and believed that each morning was a new chance and all the old habits and old pains really were wiped away just like your windshield wipers clear away the early morning dew? Now that's something to look forward to even if it is still pretty darned early.
CW
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