We know what TGIF means – Thank God It’s Friday. We rejoice that the weekend has arrived, this is the last day of the work week, and we get a couple of days to rest, relax, catch up on projects, and worship together on Sunday. However, yesterday was officially TGIM – Thank God It’s Monday, a National Day Calendar observance that’s been aro und for a while.
If you were to take a poll at work, you would find that a lot of people do not thank God that it’s Monday. Instead, they walk in droopy-eyed, tired, and begrudging the fact that the weekend ended far too soon. They had to wake up early and needed an extra cup of coffee just to struggle out the door. Once they arrived at work, it took a while to get the brain reengaged. If anything goes wrong, it’s because it’s Monday. Monday gets blamed for all that goes wrong regardless of what day of the week it is. It’s all Monday’s fault.
Did I just describe you yesterday? Are you wondering where the hidden cameras have been placed? How could I have possibly known?
Monday-itis is a common ailment affecting millions of people. The symptoms seem to be worse after a week of vacation or when Daylight Savings Time begins. Those Mondays will seem especially long and the tasks will be more difficult to accomplish. If only there was something we could do to free ourselves from this debilitating phenomenon.
Good news! There is an over-the-counter prescription available to everyone and it works 100% of the time. The Psalmist wrote in Psalms 118:24, “This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Take a moment with me and let’s think this through all the way.
This Is The Day is a chorus from church that we sing on Sundays. We want to “come before His presence with singing” as we are instructed in Psalm 100:2. We want to join with David in Psalms 122:1 and say, “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.”
But wait a minute! Out of the seven days in every week, which ones did the Lord make? ALL of them. Therefore, the Lord made Sunday and Monday and Tuesday…you get the point. Now, if that’s true (and it most definitely is true!), what am I supposed to do?
REJOICE! And BE GLAD in it! In what? In the day the Lord has made. I must make a decision, a conscious choice that I will rejoice and be glad in the days that the Lord has made. If I can find one day that the Lord hasn’t made, then I might … might have the freedom to NOT rejoice and be glad. We know that’s impossible, right? Since Philippians 4:4 says, “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice,” there isn’t a day where we can be legitimately grumpy and gloomy.
Easy to preach. Hard to practice.
I found a GIF that says, “It’s Monday. God is going to do some amazing things this week so get ready!” Take a moment and look back to yesterday. Did you approach it with this attitude of joy, gladness, and anticipation? Perhaps your head is hanging low at this point, and you are kicking yourself.
STOP!!! Just confess it to the Lord, finish out the week well, and spend the rest of this week preparing for an awesome attitude next Monday. Remember that the first day of the week is Sunday. Starting it right on Sunday can make a world of difference on Monday.
