When my kids were little, I used to put them
to bed early if they were too whiny or unruly. Nine times out of ten, the negative behavior was just an indication they were overtired. Well, I must have been overtired from the moment
I woke up yesterday because even before I finished my first cup of coffee, negativity
had totally consumed me.
Instead of finishing my devotional reading, I got sidetracked and went onto the internet. I began "chatting" and venting with a friend. Grrr. Then I posted a complaint on Facebook about my neighbor's barking dogs (several people responded with suggestions about how to handle the situation). Grrr. After a while, hubby and I made a trip to Home Depot and some other places. My sandal broke on the escalator. Grrr. I got home and tried to clean the house. Grrr. My back was killing me. Double-Grrr. A trip to the grocery store. Grrr. Everything and everyone was getting on my nerves. Grrr.
Negativity swirled inside (and outside) of my head. I sent a couple of text messages to a friend in which I was saying critical things about the people I love. I immediately felt guilty. Needless to say, by 8:00 pm, I decided I just needed to call it a day and go to bed. It was a self-inflicted adult time-out so to speak.
I'm so grateful that God doesn't hold this bad-attitude-day against me. In fact, the Bible says: "The
faithful love of the Lord never ends. His mercies never cease. Great is his
faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning" (Lamentations 3:22-23).
Instead of finishing my devotional reading, I got sidetracked and went onto the internet. I began "chatting" and venting with a friend. Grrr. Then I posted a complaint on Facebook about my neighbor's barking dogs (several people responded with suggestions about how to handle the situation). Grrr. After a while, hubby and I made a trip to Home Depot and some other places. My sandal broke on the escalator. Grrr. I got home and tried to clean the house. Grrr. My back was killing me. Double-Grrr. A trip to the grocery store. Grrr. Everything and everyone was getting on my nerves. Grrr.
Negativity swirled inside (and outside) of my head. I sent a couple of text messages to a friend in which I was saying critical things about the people I love. I immediately felt guilty. Needless to say, by 8:00 pm, I decided I just needed to call it a day and go to bed. It was a self-inflicted adult time-out so to speak.
There is a great song by Avalon called "New Day" which I'm
singing today!
It's a new day
Oh, it's a new time
And there's a new way
I'm gonna live my life
All the old has, passed away
And the new has come
Thank God, It's a brand new day
Lookin' back on yesterday
There are things that I regret
But I put the past behind me
And I never will forget
You have covered my mistakes
And my broken dreams
Now over the horizon
I see the dawn is drawing near
And I realize the sun did rise
Tomorrow's finally here...
