Today is Monday, but I guess you knew that.
Coffee always helps.
How did you wake up? Was it with a sense of dread? Instead of turning off the alarm clock that woke you up, did you strike it like a mosquito that had been buzzing around your head for an hour?
I don’t like Mondays any more than you. As a matter of fact, Mondays are pretty rough. Mondays should be my day off, but I am (was) what they call a bivocational pastor; therefore, my alarm clock feels like a mosquito, too.
However, the Psalmist (David) says…
This [is] the day [which] the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. – Psalm 118:24
Today…this Monday…every Monday…this is the day which the Lord has made. As a matter of fact, He has made every day. So, what will we do? Will we bemoan the blessing of waking up? Will we cry “foul” even before we enter the game? Will we start the day with the expectation that Monday will be like every other Monday?
This day was made by God. He knows what He is doing. Nothing will come our way that God is not already planning to use for our good – for those who love Him.
Today you may face a storm that leaves you feeling abandoned by God. You may feel like the disciples who were out on the Sea of Galilee all night fighting winds and waves. You may think that your Savior has forgotten you. Just remember that even in the worst storm, on the worst day, Jesus knows where you are.
When the time is right you might even get an invitation to surf the waves of adversity (Matthew 14:27).
So, rejoice! Be glad! Seize the day! It’s been custom-made for you!
The Recovering Legalist 
Such a positive post – and absolutely true! God is awesome and on our side – Every Day! Thanks, Anthony.
I don’t know how you do it… preach on Sunday and then, turn around and work on Monday! God bless you big time! I pray for strength and rest for you!
Truth be told, I never, ever, get an off day. So, on those days I go out of town to see our daughter in Charleston, I do nothing but hang out and … well, I still read. Now that I’m teaching a class on Acts online, plus going back to work on my doctorate, even vacations find a practical purpose. I’ll rest when I get to Heaven, I guess.