Start Your Day Off Right
By Dionna Sanchez

Some days it seems like the moment our feet hit the floor and we get out of bed, things go wrong.

The day doesn’t get off on the right foot and everything dominoes from that point on into chaos, stress, anger, and many other emotions.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

I have found that my days start off so much better when I give my day to the Lord.

God doesn’t want to only be consulted when my day goes wrong He wants to be IN CHARGE of my day!

The funny thing is, that when I can give Him my day, I am actually more organized, and feel more in control of what goes on; whether it’s last-minute things with my girls or plans that get changed or delayed.

I am calmer and in a frame of mind that is more in-line with the kind of person I want to be.

All it takes is an intentional few minutes. You don’t have to set aside your whole morning agenda.

For God understands that our lives are full. He just wants to be with us in the fullness of them!

Give your day to the Lord by praying to Him as you lay in bed waking up, as you get ready in the bathroom, or even as you eat breakfast.

Recite a Bible verse that praises the Lord for His goodness and his Sovereignty, or a verse that talks about submitting your pride to Him and allowing Him to guide your steps.

Listen to a Christian speaker as you get dressed and ready or put on some Christian music that gets you praising God.

All of these things can be done while you prepare for your day.

All of them help take our thoughts and place them where they need to be on the Lord, instead of on other problems or issues.

And they help us filter where our priorities and energies need to go instead of scrambling so hard to meet expectations or demands that could be dropped because they simply clog up our lives.

I know when I start my day off right in any or all of these ways, I feel so humbled to have God on my side helping me handle whatever comes my way.

If you want to change the atmosphere of your morning, and your whole day simply start your day off right by going to the Lord and giving it to Him first.
~Dionna Sanchez is Founder of EmphasisOnMoms.com and freelance writes. She also blogs at beautyinthestorm.blogspot.com

Contact her at madetomom@yahoo.com
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Can you believe that it’s 2012?

I took a break from starting any new bible studies, due to the craziness of the holidays and spending time with the family, but with the start of 2012, there is the question of, starting the year off on the right foot.

One of the things that I’m doing is participating with Internet Cafe Devotions and Lisa of “More to Be“, monthly “Living Intentionally” and along with it, a personal desire to set on a more discipline bible study and reading time.

Now, there is a difference between the two, in case you were ever wondering (or maybe not), between bible study and reading.

This past month (can you believe 2011 is over with), I completed a roughly 5 to 10 minute bible study by Stephane Shott called, “Becoming You” and wow, it was a fantastic bible study that I have been recommending to everyone I know, who are or have been looking for a bible study that fits in with their busy schedule and yet, brings in depth devotional time.

Needless to say, as shared, with it being the holidays, I took a break, since starting anything new, in the midst of a crazy holiday schedule, was everything out of the question, but I did use the time to read a really great e-book (also available in print), called, “Savoring Living Water“.

Between that and Marsha Harwoods pdf, “5 Minute Retreats“, I was inspired and encouraged to start the New Year, charged up and ready to study and read and learn and grow.

Now….we’re all busy women, be it as a stay at home mom, work at home mom, or even working outside the home, but the biggest thing we need to remember, is that whatever we do, we need to find a study and plan that works for us.

Don’t feel like you need to jump on the bandwagon, because everyone is doing a specific study or reading a specific bible plan; Everyone’s life circumstances is different and what is important, is find what works for you.

If it doesn’t, you’ll find yourself more discouraged than motivated to push through with working through the bible study or reading plan.

Keep in mind, there are great bible studies out there, that take maybe five, ten, even twenty minute of your day, and if you have time to read a magazine, a book, watch t.v. or play a video game, you can make the time to set aside quiet time to spend in God’s word and with Him.

Don’t feel like you have to do this in the morning, after a hectic day, maybe during a lunch break works better for you or at night before you go to bed, instead of picking up that novel, pick up your pen, bible and study and work on that instead.

I plan and hope with future posts, to review more bible studies that are out there and praying that what I can share, you might find one that is not only interesting, but challenging, encouraging and motivating to start on a bible study.

If anything, I encourage you to read, “Savoring Living Water”, its on Nook, Kindle and even in print form and what I found really inspiring about this book, was that it really encouraged me and hopefully you too, that we can find time to seek His word in our lives.

Let me know if you’re starting on any specific study yourself or maybe have taken up the challenge to read through a bible reading plan this year.