Why do you complain about Monday, when it comes around the same time every week? I would think that if you’re walking on top of the dirt you should have something to be thankful for instead of taking it for granted. Yea, I know you had a long weekend and it seems to fly by although the week creeps slowly, but you’re still alive, aren’t you? Then be grateful. I know you didn’t act like you were supposed to act on Saturday, you didn’t go to church on Sunday, didn’t pay your tithes like you are supposed to and you didn’t thank God like you should but he kept you and you’re alive one more day to change, so start now. There isn’t any need to be mad at Monday because you partied all weekend, when you knew you had to be up to get the kids off to school and then off to work. Just be thankful that your kids got up and that you have a job to go to. Yea, it’s Monday which means a new week and the same routine where there are new responsibilities, new issues, new problems and same bills, the same money in the bank that was there the last time you looked, the same food in the refrigerator and you have the same kids with the same set of problems! So what? There will be circumstances that you face, every day, that seem like they are too big for you to handle. There will always be more bills than money, some dark clouds looming overhead, some sleepless nights, tears to be shed, going left when you should go right, being talked about, lied on, being overlooked for a job that should have been yours, being misused by so-called friends, hated on by family who is supposed to love you and sickness in your body. But these are just some of the things that have been promised because the bible says in Job 5:7, “People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.” However, no matter what you face, there is nothing too hard for God. God said he’d be our refuge in the time of trouble (Psalm 9:9). He said when we walk in darkness; he’d be our light & our salvation ( Psalm 27:1). He said when family forsakes you; he’d pick you up ( Psalm 27:10). When you feel like your enemies outweigh your friends, he said “I’ll make your enemies your footstool” Acts 2:35. He said, “For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.” ( Psalm 27:5)
See, Monday comes with mess, Tuesday has Temptations, Wednesday brings weeping, Thursday has troubles, Friday holds failure but then here comes Saturday with strength that allows you to dance into Sunday with Soul Stirring Salvation that allows you to handle the recurring week of Monday mess, Tuesday Temptations and etc. Don’t be too hard on Monday because it’ll come again just as sure as you live. Yet, be thankful. Get up with joy and thanksgiving and then YOU set the tone for your day. If you allow God to direct your path, then you’ll have joy all day long, but if you allow the devil and his folks to steal the joy you got, then they’ve allowed you to push God to the back because God is your joy. If there is no joy in your face, your light of God is off which may mean you need to add some oil to your lamp by praying, fasting and studying God’s word more. Stop blaming the side of the bed you get up on, because it isn’t the problem when you know you sleep on the same side every night. Stop blaming your spouse because if they make you unhappy, leave. Stop blaming the job because if it has you stressed out, find a new one. Stop blaming the car because it wouldn’t start, God gave you legs so walk to the bus stop (you could use the exercise anyway). Stop blaming folk who keep letting you down when you knew they couldn’t keep a promise if it was tied to their arm. God says in John 16:33, “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” Which means, even though the world brings you trouble, I’ve already taken over the world, so I got you covered, as long as I’m with you. Jesus says in John 15:18, “If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.” Now, the world hated Jesus enough to beat him all night long, drag him from judgment hall to judgment hall, make him wear a crown of thorns, speared in the side, nailed his hands and feet to a cross that he had to bear and afterwards buried him in a borrowed grave when he had done no wrong, so comparing your minor troubles to this, has no comparison. When you’re able to handle all those things, then you can complain but until then, rejoice in knowing that God never brings mess that doesn’t have a message.
So, stop wallowing in self-pity and doubt. Get up out the rut you’ve thrown yourself in and do something. If you don’t like your weight, exercise. If you don’t like your hair, cut it or add some to it. If you don’t understand the things in front of you, study. It’s not because it’s Monday that has you in a bad mood, but it’s you. Just as fast as Monday came this morning, Tuesday is on the way, so get prepared. Use Monday’s mess as a message, Tuesday’s Temptations as a testimony, Wednesday’s weeping as a weapon, Thursday’s trouble as a test and Friday’s failure as a footstool. Whatever you go through is not as a means to take you out but simply a way to prepare you for something greater. So smile, because your face and your attitude look better when you do.
Lakisha, the Author 