Monday... What do you sing to start your Monday?

Monday... What type of song do you sing to start your Monday? It really does make a difference.

I know, I know. Getting up on a Monday can be difficult, can't it? You had a good upbeat song to sing Friday night through Sunday afternoon but then the song started changing to the blues. And then came Monday morning. No way did you want to get up and head off to face a new week.

Psalm 40:2 & 3 (NLT) says, "He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along." Now here it is, "He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord."

Do you need God to help you get out of the mud of despair? Do you need a new song of praise?

He continues, verses 4 & 5, "Oh the joys of those who trust the Lord... O Lord, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them."

But maybe that is a great way to start a new week. So let's sing a new song of praise, of thanks, of hope and of trust.. Yes, "He has given me a new song to sing." So, let's sing it! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do

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