This will bring you JOY today! 😃

“Oh no, I still have to run to the post office before it closes, but I also need to cook something and hang up the laundry. Ah, and my accountant is waiting on an urgent reply, and that bill needs to be paid before I get a late fee.”

Just a regular Saturday, right? I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels like this. 😁 And it was on a Saturday, just like that, when I realized—this isn’t just a Saturday thing, it’s pretty much always like this:

There’s ALWAYS something to do that we really don’t feel like doing. Am I right?

And now the Bible comes in with a verse that seems totally out of place in moments like this: “Rejoice in the Lord always” —even on a hectic Saturday 😄—“I will say it again: Rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4 NIV)

Let’s be real: “What’s so bad about choosing to be joyful that you get to run to the post office, that you get to cook something, and that you get to hang up the laundry? Would it really be that terrible to decide to take on today’s tasks with joy?”

Because let’s be honest, it’s not just the work that stresses us out—it’s even some of the invitations: “I’m not really in the mood. Honestly, I’d rather be on the couch at home.” And just like that, the joy disappears.

What if you decided to look forward to everything? I mean, what’s the worst that could happen? Maybe it turns out not to be that great and you’re disappointed—but at least you looked forward to it instead of already being annoyed about it. 😉

You’ll save yourself a whole lot of bad moods when you start looking at your tasks with a positive mindset! 😀

Are you ready to do that today? And what could that actually look like for you?

Let me shout this out to encourage you: Rejoice in the Lord at all times, and you’ll be ready for ANY day!

You are a miracle!

Déborah