Dressed for Success

“Lord our God, may your blessings be with us. Give us success in all we do!”
Psalm 90:17

How do you begin your day? When the alarm goes off do you jump out of bed ready to tackle whatever comes your way or do you hit the snooze button hoping for a reprieve? Do you get up late and scurry around or do you get up early so you can enjoy the morning? Are you a prepare breakfast kind of gall or a grab a breakfast bar for the road kind of guy? Each of us have our morning routine but maybe we need to add one piece to our habit. We all need to ask for a blessing on the day.

The writer of Psalms gives us a wonderful piece of advice. He prays, “Lord our God, may your blessings be with us. Give us success in all we do!” Praying for success in your day; is that part of your morning routine? Do you include anywhere in your prayers a request that God blesses the day you are about to live. You know, it doesn’t matter if you are retired, a business owner, an employee of a small or large company, a college student, or even attending primary school we need success in what we do. And God wants to grant us success each and every day. But I wonder how often we actually pray and ask for God’s blessing on our day. When we get up in the morning do we truly give that day to God and seek his direction for what is about to come our way.

In the Message, a modern day translation of the bible, it gives a unique rendition of Romans 12:1. Paul says, “Take your everyday, ordinary life - your sleeping, eating, going to work, and walking around life – and place it before God as an offering.” Each day we get an opportunity to make our day an act of worship. Everything we do has a change to be a blessing to the Lord. But we need to allow it to be a blessing. And we need to allow blessings to flow in to our lives. But how do we make that happen? Let me give you some steps in the process.

1. Start your day out by giving it to God. Before your feet hit the floor in the morning tell God that this is His day and you will live it for him. Give all of your working, resting, and playing to God before your day even begins.
2. Ask for success throughout your day. God wants you to have a successful day. Too often our agenda gets in the way of his blessings. Pray that God shows you opportunities to be blessed and to be a blessing.
3. Live that day being Christ to others: Now you have to do what you prayed. Don’t give the day to God and then do what you want. Listen for his direction, look for his leading, and live as if you were Him.

God has great plans for each day of our life. That doesn’t mean that we won’t have bad days or that things won’t go wrong. Satan wants to mess things up for you. But God wants blessings to come our way. Live each day with God on your mind and his plan in your sights and you will find blessings both during and at the end of your day.