Weekly Verse: 5/19

A few weeks ago, I posted about the "dreadful Monday" postings that would soon begin filling our news feeds as people prepared for their work week.  Since then, I have looked forward to each Monday seeing the good in each busy one to come.  So just like the other Sunday nights, I went to bed last night with the intentions of having a great Monday.  Monday on the other hand decided to just be dreadful.  I won't give you all of the nitty, gritty details because this is not the forum for that.  However, I will tell you that my day turned around completely!

Late this morning I was wrestling with my old self (who would let anger, hurt feelings, and the power of a spiteful tongue take over) and my new self (the one who is forgiving, loving, and kind). As I was walking out of my office, headed to one of my best friends to vent, a song popped in my head, and then it stuck!  I could not stop hearing "You make all things work together for my good," playing over and over in my head.  For a few moments I just walked around in the computer lab humming this song. And then I realized, venting isn't going to make me feel any better and it could even ruin my friend's day.  So I marched back to my office, opened a new book "Mind Monsters" and began reading, meditating, and praying.  It only took a few minutes for me to realize that I needed to forgive, I needed to repent, and I needed to move on.

The song, "Your Love Never Fails" by Jesus Culture ends with the refrain "you make all things work together for my good".  This comes from Romans 8:28, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose" (KJV).

I didn't have a Bad Monday; it started that way but I fought and ended up having a great afternoon that outshines the struggles I had this morning!  I am a better person because of what happened today, because the the challenge that stood before me and the action I took to make the right choice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_2qG22SPwU

http://www.amazon.com/Mind-Monsters-Conquering-negative-thoughts/dp/1616387386