Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seems to go right?  You wake up and your morning routine gets thrown off and then everything starts going in a downward spiral.  Today was one of those mornings for me.  Got to the office early and tried to turn on worship music and it wouldn’t work.  Started to write this devotional and my computer was completely frozen and then the screen went black.  Realized I left my phone and glasses on the counter at home so I walked back to retrieve them.  Left my keys at the office so I couldn’t get into the house, walked back for the keys and returned home to find the dogs chewing on said phone and glasses.  Just one of those mornings.  I found myself struggling with anger and completely frustrated and realized it wasn’t as much the circumstances as it was that I missed the time with worship music and reading the Bible first thing in the morning.  When I do that the circumstances of life tend to not affect me as much.  I took a pause, read the Bible from my phone and restarted the computer (for now it is sort of working).  Let’s look at the passage I read this AM.

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.

That’s the thing when I start my day in the light.  Things just go better.  Everything isn’t always perfect, we all struggle at times but it’s just a better foundation for my day.  Today take a quick pause and spend time in the light with Jesus.  I suspect the rest of your day will go a bit better.

In His Grip,
Pastor Dave