It’s 3:00 a.m. and you’re awake, you don’t want to be but you are! So, change positions maybe that will help, No! Get up go to the bathroom maybe that will help, No! Count Serta mattress sheep forward and backwards maybe that will help, No! It’s no use the brain has awoke, kicked into gear and has started it’s roll call…The List!!!
The what I have to do today list!!! When a blanket of black still covers the sky whatever we have running through our minds seems looming and daunting. Our very own monster is under the bed just waiting to pounce the minute our feet hit the floor.
This list may consist of a one on one you need to have with a co-worker and the conversations and scenarios run a continued loop. It may be your list feels longer then the hours in your day or the things on your list are tasks you just really would rather not have to do! Possibly a doctor’s appointment and the fear of the report. A phone call from the bank or your child’s school…”The List”
1Peter 5:7 NCV “Give all your worries to him, because he cares for you”
Phillipians 4:13 NCV “I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me strength.”
So, maybe the next time the early morning list wakes you up…try getting up, brew a cup of coffee or tea. Look up and simply say…”Good Morning Lord, I need your help and strength today.”. Give yourself some quiet time and pretty soon the day doesn’t seem so daunting…it might still be looming but you don’t have to do it alone.
Isaiah 41:10 NCV “So don’t worry, because I am with you. Don’t be afraid, because I am your God. I will make you strong and I will help you; I will support you with my right hand that saves you.”
Prioritize the list, set your mind on it, I will do all I can today and that will have to suffice for tomorrow is another day. The conversations are going to happen and usually aren’t as bad as our minds have let them become. Whatever the report, there will be a plan…so relax, shoo away the boogie man and enjoy the extra time you have to start your day…Make it a great one…it’s all up to you! Thank you for joining me🥰
Sunshine On My Shoulder 