What was your waking thought today? When I was a freshman in college I kept a black and white poster on my headboard. On it was a photo of a baby who had turned a bowl of spaghetti onto his head. You might imagine the look on the baby’s face! Underneath was the reminder: This is the day the Lord has made, rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 118:24). No matter what time I had to get up I would look at the baby and repeat the verse until I could mean it, and then my feet could hit the floor.

This morning I was awakened out of sound sleep by a cell phone alarm going off at 5:00 – I had another thirty minutes to sleep! Funny thing about this phone … the alarm was set at 5:00 am last week. One morning the alarm went off even when the phone battery was dead! Today was the second time it chimed at 5:00 when the alarm was set for another time. Despite the gremlin who doesn’t require or enjoy sleep as much as I do, I was awake and so I thought and prayed through my day before giving in to the cat and getting up early any way.

As I imagine we all know can happen, the day was only a few hours young when I had enough of it! Nothing seemed to be going right and I felt miserable. I longed to return to the comfort of my bed and snuggle with my cat. If I wasn’t so committed to new my resolution to eat healthy I would have craved a sausage biscuit and hash browns and given in to the craving, but that didn’t happen, thank goodness (neither the craving or the giving in happened – a double victory)!

Things seemed to be going from bad to worse and I wanted someone to share it with. So I emailed the person closest to me. I realized later I was asking for a life line and, wow, did she throw me one!

In an email she wrote: God's plan for you is there........do you want it?......then pick up that cross, God is already waiting on YOU! He is such a beautiful God that He knows you so well that He will wait patiently for you. You are loved!

In a phone call she challenged me to answer: was I walking in my weakness or walking with God on the path God had for me today? Bingo! No brainer! Of course I need God to led me; actually walk along side me … or as the popular “Footprints” indicates, carry me. When will I ever learn?

Suddenly I felt lighter, happier, energized, and ready to face whatever was ahead of me. Subconsciously I began singing The Servant Song, of my favorite hymns. What a blessing to have someone in my life who will hold her hand out to me; speak the peace I long to hear (paraphrase of lines from the hymn).

Answering the question helped me. Maybe it will have value for you too. What are you walking on today?