Great news, it is Monday! It is a Monday to begin the week. It is a Monday to catch up on what was not done last week. It is a Monday to readjust your attitude. It is Monday to deal with a new set of problems. Yes, it is Monday: good, bad, or ugly!

Count yourself blessed on this Monday if you have the privilege to return to your normal week. Yes, many people will not have a normal weeks. Perhaps family issues now challenge normality, financial challenges have subtracted from normality; or physical suffering has readjusted it from normality. Oh my friend, if you have the privilege of rolling out of bed, going to work, and experiencing life in your normal lane, praise the Lord! You are blessed.

If today is leading you into what you know could be or will be a bad week, how do you face it?
You face it with:
*A good attitude, willing to embrace it positively.
*A wise heart, seeing it the way God sees it.
*A hopeful spirit; perhaps it will not be as bad as you think.
*A winning hope, for your confidence is in God to see you through.

If today could be the first day of an ugly week, I mean you know bad is not coming, it is here, then how do you deal with that?
*Pray for God’s grace to see you through.
*Pray for God’s power to lift you through your circumstances.
*Pray for God to receive glory from this week, even if it really is an ugly week.

Yes, it is not easy to face some weeks, but if you get the opportunity to face it at all, then PRAISE THE LORD!
Praise is a mighty weapon in the hands of a Christ-follower. Praise Him! Perhaps you need to read Psalm 150 today and join all of creation in praise to God. Let’s . . .

Praise Him today through the good, the bad, and even the ugly.