A Clean Slate

Lamentations 3:22-24 ESV "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in him."

I hate mornings. I despise them. I don't like the sound of the alarm buzzing in my ear. As a matter of fact, I tend to hit snooze at least 3 times. One of my favorite things is sleeping in. There are not alot of good things that I can think of about mornings. That's why I think I like this verse so much! Because one of the best things about morning is that it brings new beginnings. What happened today doesn't matter anymore. If I was in a really bad mood today, I can be in a good mood tomorrow. If I didn't have any energy today, tomorrow I might have tons of energy. Mornings bring a clean slate. Everything from today can be wiped clean. It doesn't have to dictate what happens tomorrow. I don't know about you, but I see that as incredibly freeing! No matter what happened today or what I did or what I said, tomorrow can be different. I can choose to do things differently tomorrow. This verse is saying that because the Lord loves us so incredibly much, his mercies are new every single morning. As long as I continue to wake up in the morning, if I ask Him to, He will wipe my slate clean and give me a fresh start. Tomorrow can be better than today. I can make better choices tomorrow! My past doesn't have to dictate my future!
I have made bad choices in my lifetime. I've made some good ones too, however, if I could go back and change some things that I did or said, I would do it in a heartbeat! But isn't that what is so exciting about tomorrow, about mornings, about the future??? That we get another chance to do things right. We get the chance to have a good outlook, to be compassionate towards people, to respond in love and not anger, to be obedient to the Lord. So maybe mornings aren't really so bad after all. They bring one of the things I value the most... A clean slate.