In The Aftermath of July 4th

I’m sitting here in the aftermath of July 4th and feel REALLY good!

There was a time, however, when I didn’t wake up...

Some time in the afternoon.
Hung over.
Sick.
Headache.
Body aches.
Unaware of the night before.
Questioning how I got home (if I was even AT home).
Checking for a stamp on my hand or receipt to trigger a memory.
Guilt.
Shame.
Fear.
Overwhelmed.

I’d say things like…

I’m never doing this again.
This is the last time.
I gotta stop.
I just need to stop hanging around so and so.
So and so always gets me to do something I don’t want to do.

Thank you, God that THAT was then and this is now.

This morning…

I woke up early.
Felt great (aside from a slight stomach ache due to eating a pulled pork BBQ sandwich at 11p).
Fully aware of where I was and what I did.
I knew where I was, where my car was, and where my keys were!

Such a difference.
Such a change.
I LOVE it.
I’m grateful I’m not who I once was, believing the lie that things can never and will never get BETTER.
I’m grateful God rescued me from a pattern of destruction that would’ve ultimately shattered my marriage and scarred my kids.

I AM NEW!
I AM FORGIVEN!
I AM BLESSED!

Woke up grateful this morning and wanted to share it. Thanks for letting me share.

Reflect:

• How’d you wake up this morning? Hung over? Feeling great?
• How do you NORMALLY wake up? Is there a pattern?
• Is there something about your life right now that you’d like to change? What is it?
• Have you tried to get over whatever it is on your own? How successful were you?