A Case of the Mondays

Its a strange title, since today is actually Wednesday. I am just trying to make a point...
Have you ever felt like Monday just wouldn't go away? Like the pain of not enough rest or the desire to still be having fun is just sitting over your head, sorta like an ugly rain cloud that refuses to pour... Sometimes those "Monday" days last for weeks?

But what did Monday ever do to deserve the dreadful feeling any way? It has less to do with the name and more to do with the desire to be free. I bet if Monday had a choice, she (i think Monday could be a she) would have opted out to be Friday, or Saturday (an obvious toss up as favorites) or even Wednesday. An hopeful out look to future RR (rest and relaxation, just so we are all on the same page). Really what I am trying to figure out is what is so bad about Monday, that we have to drag it through the mud with us every time we have a bad day.

I would venture to say, that Monday could sum up a hard day or even a few for me.

I have this annoying way of being too optimistic most of the time... Unless you get to know me, then I'm pretty good at venting. Quietly of course, I'd never want to hurt my reputation. I usually see how to make a sticky situation, livable. And I can make a good and appropriate joke during a sad situation. What I am not so good at, is what to do when I get a case of our unwanted friend "MONDAY".

The smiling I can always do. The laughing will generally always be loud. But what about my heart? If it's hurting, or in need of repair of sorts?

As a nanny, what I've learned:

1. Kicking and screaming will get you NO WHERE, faster than you've ever gone before... trust me.
2. Tears, although will produce pity, might void you of compassion (there is a difference) also resulting in little to no gain.
3. Repentance.... DING! Now that is the golden ticket...

Repentance always brings about a favorable outcome. Maybe not immediately, but it produces favor. 

99% of the time the word repentance brings our thoughts to a state or wrong that has been done, exposed, and made right. which is necessary. Some times in my own life it is the realization that I just need to get my self out of the Mondays...

Choosing a favorable outcome is sometimes simpler than you think. YOU JUST DO IT. circumstances and situations play a huge factor BUT the choice is always up to an individual. I can choose my Mondays, or I can choose my victory.

MY VICTORY COMES...

~ In the cross : "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1:17
~ By grace : For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God" Ephesians 2:8
~ Knowing I don't have to know : “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived — the things God has prepared for those who love him." 1 Corinthians 2:9
~ Being everything I truly am : "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13
"The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds." 2 Corinthians 10:4

                                                         ^^^^^ Peace out Monday^^^^^

It is so much easier said than done, but why? Why can't I walk in true victory even if I feel like Monday is sitting on my chest and tickling my feet? (the worst kind of torture, Im sure)
Nope... I will walk in the complete victory of my TODAY! Thank the Lord, He has shown us how to get rid of a good/bad case of the Mondays...