Reset Day

Lamentations 3: 22-23
“Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning”

I used to hate Mondays. I was doing some deep pondering last weekend and thought about how unproductive I have been and how Monday is a dread with work and mundane tasks to complete. It started with wanting to utilize my weekend fully but like usual, I end up doing nothing. It leads to regrets, what I should have done, what I could have been, what I’m going to do… By then, I begin to hate Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays too.

That’s until my wife comes in and reminds me of a wonderful truth, which is to live life by the moment. We all have desires and things to accomplish. It takes time, effort and money to achieve, but on our way to get there, we must learn to live and enjoy every moment….every day…. even Mondays.

So instead of whining about my ‘lost’ weekend and dreadful week days, I decided to see every day as a reset day. Every day we make mistakes, jobs pile up, new challenges comes in, but comes morning, it’s a new opportunity to set things right, to restore, to realign, to recover, to start anew. Very much like a reset button on the PC. When things ‘hang’ just press that button and start all over again.

I wasted time yesterday playing games for hours (yup, I still play PC games), but today is reset day! So, I’ll work harder getting back on track. I’ll do things differently and try new perspectives. Even if things don’t work out well today, its okay, when morning comes, it’s reset day again!

From this whole reset thing, I learn to appreciate God’s great love and mercy for us. His Word says that it is new every morning. When we realize that God’s love and mercy for us never fades, it elevates us to a place of rest and security above any storms of life. Praise God for reset day, every day!