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It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot.
The sky is still black. The world
is still asleep.
The day is coming. In a few moments, the day will arrive.
It
will roar down the track with the rising of the sun.
The stillness of the dawn
will be exchanged for
the noise of the day. The calm of solitude will be
replaced
by the pounding pace of the human race.
The refuge of the early morning
will be invaded by
decisions to be made and deadlines to be met.
For the next
twelve hours I will be exposed to the day's
demands. It is now that I must make
a choice.
Because of Calvary, I'm free to choose. And so I choose....
I choose Love....
No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness.
I
choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.
I choose Joy....
I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance.
I will refuse the
temptation to be cynical..... the tool of the lazy thinker.
I will refuse to see
people as anything less than human beings,
created by God.
I will refuse to see
any problem as anything less
than an opportunity to see God.
I choose Peace....
I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.
I choose Patience....
I will overlook the inconveniences of the world.
Instead of cursing the
one who takes my place, I'll invite him to do so.
Rather than complain that the
wait is too long,
I will thank God for a moment to pray.
Instead of clenching my
fist at new assignments,
I will face them with joy and courage.
I choose Kindness....
I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone.
Kind to the rich, for
they are afraid.
And kind to the unkind, for such is how God treated me.
I choose Goodness....
I will go without before I take dishonest gain.
I will be overlooked
before I will boast.
I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness.
I choose Faithfulness....
Today, I will keep my promises.
My debtors will not regret their trust.
My associates will not question my word.
My wife will not question my love.
And
my children will never fear that
their father will not come home.
I choose Gentleness....
Nothing is won by force, I choose to be gentle.
If I raise my voice,
may it only be in praise.
If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer.
If I
make a demand, may it only be of myself.
I choose Self-control....
I am a spiritual being. After this body is dead,
my spirit will soar. I
refuse to let what will rot,
rule the eternal. I choose self-control.
I will be
drunk only by joy.
I will be impassioned only by my faith.
I will be influenced
only by God.
I will be taught only by Christ.
I choose self-control.
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness,
Gentleness,
Self-control. To these I commit my day.
If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I
fail, I will seek His Grace.
And then, when the day is done,
I will place my
head on my pillow and rest.
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