Wednesday, July 13, 2011

No More Crazy-Craze

Yesterday was a little crazy-craze.

Not awful; not rip-my-hair out bad...just crazy.

Attitudes were on high alert everywhere I went. People were offended before, during and after talking to me. It was like it was "National Attitude Day" and I didn't get the memo.

I even had someone get upset at me for not "going with" the natural curly texture of my hair that day...and it was a dude who had a problem with it, which is even weirder.

I wanted to get a bugle horn and announce, "IT'S ONLY TUESDAY PEOPLE! HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK?"

Needless to say...it was, well, crazy.

All the while though, I couldn't join in. Oh, it would have be easy, believe me. I could have had an attitude and been all offended right back, but I couldn't.

I guess it was a mixture of two things:


1. I saw how irritated, annoyed and miserable they all looked and acted and that just wasn't appetizing.

2. I had already decided how the day was going to go, for me anyway.


You see, in the morning I decided my stance for the day.

"But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15

I asked for help to have the right attitude.

"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice!" Philippians 4:4

I prayed that He would go before me and orchestrate my day.

"You go before me and follow me. You place Your hand of blessing on my head." Psalm 139:5

I praised and thanked Him because I had a reason to.

"The Lord has done great things for us! We are glad!" Psalm 126:3

I asked for strength so I wouldn't feel like I was just trying to make through another day.

"Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord in your strength." Nehemiah 8:10

Also, I knew that this stance for my day would help the things I'm praying for.

"Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart." Psalm 37:4



So start fresh each day. Take a minute right now and ask Him to take over today. Not this week, the upcoming events, the next year, 10 years, etc...just today. Ask Him specifically for help in areas like I've listed above.

Take your stance.

Have an awesome, Frown-free, Attitude-less, joyful day!


What are your must-have elements for a great day?