All is silent. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still sleeping, the day is coming. In a few moments the day will come. Roar will approach via the sun rising. The stillness of the night, will turn into daytime noise. The calm of solitude will be replaced by the rhythmic pounding of race pace human.
the shelter of the early morning, which invade the decisions to be made and obligations to be met. During the next twelve hours I shall be exposed to the demands of the day. Now is the time when I make a decision.
Because of Calvary, I have the freedom to decide. So I decide.
I choose to love ... No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice allowed bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves. I choose joy ... Invite my God to be the God of circumstance. Will refuse the temptation to be cynical ... lazy thinker's tool.
will refuse to look at people as less than human beings created by God. Problems will refuse to see anything less than an opportunity to see God. I choose peace ... I will live, having been forgiven. Forgive so you can live. Choose your patience ... I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead to curse that takes the place I belong, I will invite to do so rather than complain because the wait is too long, thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of closing my fist at new assignments, the encararé with joy and courage.
I choose kindness ... be kind to the poor because they are alone. Kind to the rich, they are afraid. And kind to the wicked, so as God has treated me.
I choose goodness ... I'd rather be without a weight, rather than accept a dishonest way. I prefer to be ignored rather than boast. I prefer to confess before accusing.
I choose faithfulness ... Today will keep my promises. My creditors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My children will never fear that her father did not return home.
meekness I choose Nothing is gained by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice, that only in praise. If I close my fist, which is only in prayer. If I make demands which are only myself. I choose self-control ... I am a spiritual being.
After this body is dead, my spirit soared. I refuse to let what will rot, rule the eternal. I choose self-control, I just get drunk with joy. I love my Faith only God alone will have an influence on me.
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. To these I commit my day. If I have success I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek his grace.
And then when this day is over, put my head on the pillow and rest.
Source: "When God Whispers Your Name"