New day, New Beginning

Have you ever woken up with a sore feeling that your head is about to explode? I've come to realise over the years that my unhappy days were caused by the thoughts I entertained. Thoughts (sometimes unimportant) that I gave room to, influenced my mood. I was haunted by things, mostly those I do not have a direct control over, that I had invested my emotions on. I let them clog my head and mess up a beautiful day that the Lord has blessed me with.

I love waking up to a new day, it gives me a sense of freshness. Every morning,I count myself  really blessed to wake up to a new life, new grace, new hope, new mercy and new love, because new every morning is my Father's love. It is refreshing to know that God's plans for me have not been terminated. A new day notifies me that God still wants and needs me here. So I take the responsibility of living worthy of that grace and do not take for granted, the privilege of the new beginning given to me.

Waking up to a new morning gives me an opportunity to do better than I did yesterday; smile better, laugh better, love better, in all, live better. It simply brings a sense of amendment. A new day provides me with another chance to bask in the blessings of the day and not allow the hurt, pain and mistakes of yesterday steal my joy, for God has loaded each day with benefits and it depends on me to grab them.

Here is my question friends, do you let your day determine how you spend it? or do you determine how you spend your day? I know a lot of unpleasant events come up in our day-to-day activities, the situation of our country right now is depressing enough. The big question is, how do you manage your emotions/ thoughts, in order to end the day with a hopeful smile?

Here are some of my solutions: I focus on whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy (Phil 4:8) . Though this is sometimes a struggle. I consciously remind myself that nothing has the power to steal my joy and peace of mind unless I let it, for this joy that I have, the world didn't give, therefore, the world can't take it away. Jesus gave me this joy and the world won't and can't take it away. Secondly, I remind myself that nothing under the sun or in heaven can separate me from the love of God; not nakedness, not hunger, not sin, not even demons  (Rom 8:35-39). I focus on the fact that no matter the horrendous  situations that I am in, God's thoughts towards me are nothing but good(Jer 29:11).

Therefore, I encourage you to quit throwing yourself a pity party, your joy is worth fighting for. Don't let the devil drag you down with him and always make a conscious effort to enjoy your day. I leave you with this verse from the song “10,000 Reasons (Bless the lord)” by Matt Redman

  "The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning. It's time to sing your song again. Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me, let me be singing when the evening comes"

Written by: Ijeoma Obi

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