A Beautiful Morning 

   “It’s a beautiful morning. I think I’ll go outside for a while and just smile.”  (“A Beautiful Morning” by The Rascals, lyrics by Felix Cavaliere/Edward Brigati) 

   Each morning we have two choices.  We can wake up and thank God for His love and all His many blessings, looking forward to whatever may come this day.  Or we can wake up wishing the day were already over with no joy in our heart.  The choice is ours, but joy always outweighs misery in my mind, so I choose to wake up and give glory and my love to God.

   Many are too concerned with the earthly trials and difficulties we may have to face to enjoy the day.  They forget or refuse to believe that He will never give us a burden that we can’t carry even though it may seem that way.  If it is more than we can bear, He will provide the strength needed to see it through.  Even though it may seem impossible to us, “for God all things are possible.” (Matt 19: 26)

   I’ve come to believe that how we start our day is how our day will go.  When we begin the day regretting what is to come, we will be miserable until it’s over.  When we begin our day giving thanks to the Lord for all He does for us, opening our hearts to His eternal love, offering Him our own love, the day will go much smoother, and we will retain the peace of God within us.

   When we place our confidence and hopes in God, trusting Him in all things, every morning is “A Beautiful Morning.”