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A Morning Reminder

Do you ever have those mornings when you wake up and have a rushing flood of “things to do” pouring over your head that result in an instant headache?

 That was me this morning.

 Crap! I left the dirty dishes out last night.
Oof, I never got to doing that laundry and now Alex has no clothes for work.
Where did I leave my jacket? At the gym?
Oh man, I still need to call maintenance about that stupid toilet...
The car still needs her oil changed...
My aloe plant looks like it’s suffering from neglect, even though we just bought it a few days ago....
What time am I supposed to go to work again?
I NEED GROCERIES!

 And with all these stressful thoughts and questions, I got out of bed and noticed the cherry-on-top: our super soft, fluffy blue pillow was nothing but a soggy trace of fabric with its stuffing spewed all over the bedroom floor, thanks to our dog, Blue, who was NOT sleeping in his crate last night (I am such a softy, and keep thinking if I leave Blue out, he will eventually gain our trust.... evidently not!).

 I drag my feet down the hallway to get my cup of coffee (the sweet nectar of the heavens), then let Blue run outside to “go potty”. While sipping my coffee, I have to watch Blue from the window to make sure he does not turn our tiny yard of dirt into the Grand Canyon... he is a digging MASTER. 

 Blue eventually comes to the door and I bring him back inside. Finally, I make my way to the couch... stumbling over three dog toys to get there, consequently losing a few splashes of coffee out of my mug and onto my t-shirt; but hey, I did NOT stub my toe this time!

 And here is the climax, even though I woke up to my flood of stress and worry, then run into little frustrations during my bleary-eyed, pre-coffee phase of my morning-

 One sec, Blue has to go outside again....

 Okay, I’m back!

 - I find myself at perfect peace with my Heavenly Father, and His new mercies every morning. Because of His awesome grace, I can come to Him and ask for His forgiveness for my distracted mind that obsessed over temporary things, and I know He will forgive! I can open my Bible and be strengthened, convicted, encouraged, humbled by His infallible Word.

 This morning, I was reading Psalm 97 which immediately says in verse one, “The Lord reigns”. How awesome is it that, no matter how much life may seem out of control, God is perfectly sovereign over all of it? He set every moment in place, and He does it for our good and His glory. Today, I can let go of my worries, give thanks to the One who reigns, and remember His holy name (Psalm 97:12).

 I hope that after reading this random post about my morning, you can still be encouraged, like I am, about God’s ultimate sovereignty over each of our lives, moment by moment. Be thankful and remember His holy name today!

 -Grace B. 
This dog is EVIL!!!

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