Have A Nice Day!

This morning, during my morning prayers, I found myself asking God to give me a nice day. As I prayed I realized that what I was saying was, “Heavenly Father, please give me a day that goes according to my will, not thine.” “I’m going to establish the criteria of a good day, not thou.” How foolish is that?

It follows then, that if I conclude to put God in charge of how my days go, that every day will be a nice day!

If I am willing, every day will go as God desires it to, so it stands to reason that every day will be a good day.

I can’t get a quote from Michael McLean out of my mind, “….all I ever dreamed of, everything I hoped and all the things I prayed for, couldn’t hold a candle to what I’ve been given, I’ve been given what I need.” I try to operate on the premise that God is predisposed in my favor and that this life, in it’s entirety is designed to bless me and help me grow. Accepting that notion seems to require me to realize that every day, even a tough one is a good day.

I think today has greatly altered the way I will pray from here on out. If my outlook is correct, I may freely assume that every day is a good day, at least good for me. I may approach each day with optimism, knowing that God’s will is being done. From now on, I wish to have a heart like Mary’s, when she said, “be it unto me according to thy word.” (Luke 1: 38)

Of course this approach begs the question, “Is everything that happens according to God’s will.” In the near view, absolutely not. Everyday, all day, people everywhere are doing their own will and not God’s. Unavoidably, each of us falls victim to the consequences of our own and other’s wrong and willful choices. It then follows that many days in our lives will go according to ours or someone else’s will and not Gods. The conclusion must then be unavoidable that not every day will be a good day.

In the long view, however, the opposition, pain and suffering we experience in this life are most certainly part of God’s plan for us. Satan’s influence and the victimization we experience at the hands of other mortals are also part of God’s plan. For it must needs be, that there is an ^aopposition in all things.” (2 Ne. 2: 11)

Seen in the light of Christ, every day is indeed a good day, even a great day! Every day is full of opportunity. Everyday is filled with grace from God to sustain us. Every day is a gift! Best of all, deprived of the frustration that comes of trying to control our lives, every day is an adventure. None of us knows what each new day will present to us. It could be easy and relaxing or it could be full of challenge and difficulty. Is one better than another? No, not at all. The easy days are recuperative and the challenging days are full of growth and understanding. The mournful days are days of closeness to the Giver of Life. And the bewildering days are days of introspection and discovery. All are great days!