Weeping may endure for a night, 
But joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5 (NKJV)
           
For years, my father has worked the night shift at his job. Growing up, I always remember getting ready for bed while my father prepared for work. Sometimes when he would wake up I would say, “good morning” even though it was already late evening. In reality, his day was beginning though my day was coming to an end. In reality, this was his morning because he was rising, even though the risen moon seems to indicate otherwise. As time has passed, I've come to realize that this is a very relevant analogy of our christian walks.

There are may scriptures in the bible that use morning as beginning anew. When we think of morning we think of a clean slate, something new and untainted. There is the saying, “tomorrow will be another day” suggesting that whatever happened before is behind us, this is our new beginning. Now, I don't know about you, but I have endured some things that no matter how long I sleep or how many times the sun sets and rises, seems to remain.

First, King Solomon tells us that sometimes we have to go through hard moments. Ecclesiastes  tells  us that, there is “a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance” (Ecc 3:4). Sometimes we need to go through those moments of pain and weeping. We can never forget that it is momentary. The Word states that, “ though I  walk through the valley of the shadow of death” (Psalm 23.4 emphasis mine) showing us that it is a journey, not an abiding place.

Second, we must never forget that sometimes we have to go through pain and weakness in order to be living testaments of God's strength and perfection. One perfect example is Job. He lost everything and was extremely sick. In Job 23:10, Job says, “But he knows the ways that I take. When he has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.”

And, then we must realize that morning is not the physical morning that we recognize. Morning is when you wake up. When you wake up and realize that God is in charge. It is this awakening that allowed apostle Paul in his letter to Philippians to describe a “peace that exceeds all understanding” though his circumstances were definitely not the brightest. That is how even when in tribulation and a multitude of problems we can still rejoice in the Lord. It is this morning, this spiritual awakening, that transforms us and allows us to move through the dark valley and not abide in our own pain and sorrows.

 

Dear Father,

Thank you because you define our morning. Thank you father because only in you can we experience peace amidst the storms that threaten to overcome our lives. Lord, we ask you to help us to realize the perfection in your plan and realize that even in our pain, You never leave us alone.

In Jesus Name, Amen

In His Love
Natalie Mercedes