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Monday... So, how are you doing as you face a new day, a new week?...


Monday... So, how are you doing as you face this new day, this new week? Are you discouraged? Are you in the dumps?

The writer of Psalm 42 asks a good question for us in verses 5 & 11 (MSG), "Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues?"

You might say, "Well this is Monday. I have to go back to work. I had such a good time this weekend. That is how I am suppose to feel on Monday." And that may be true for some of you.

Others might say, "I am getting so tired of this virus thing. I have to be so careful. I am really tired about wearing this mask. And I didn't get to go to church to see all my friends. When is this going to be over?" That may be why you are so down in the dumbs.

Yes there may be many reasons why this is true. but the Psalmist has an answer. It is all in our focus. He says the same thing in both verses, 5 & 11, to emphasize what he said he must do and what we must do. It is even the last thing he says. And here it is, "Fix my eyes on God-soon I'll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He's my God."

So let's do it here on this new day, new week. Let's quit focusing on what brings us down. In verse 6 he says, "Why my soul is in the dumps, I rehearse everything I know of you." When I do that verse 8 says, "Then God promises to love me all day, sing songs all through the night! My life is God's prayer." So, let's fix our eyes on God! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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