Wake-up and Dance!

I am a morning person. I typically feel at my best in the morning, I get most things accomplished, and often have my best ideas right out of bed. My husband and son are not. They both like taking their time unless motivated. For my son, I’ve taken up putting on a show with music or just playing upbeat music, so we don’t struggle as often. Today, I did my devotional, coffee, and yoga like normal, the energy was not with the joy I wanted to greet my family. Like other parents, I’ve had unnecessary power struggles and tantrums, when I’m not available how he needs.

Isaiah 61:3, talks about people mourning, have a role in the community, “to appoint them that mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified.” ?As much as I wanted to run back to bed, or sluggishly go on with my day droning, or nagging our morning routine tasks (not that I haven’t had the droning days) I ran in the opposite direction. Today, I put on joy filled music, that led my son to walk out of bed, see if I was dancing, so he knew it was okay to join-in. ?So, he woke up and danced. As Isaiah said in the beginning of chapter 61, it is our personal responsibility to do the opposite of what a devastating situation, our negative emotions, or opinions dictate. Instead of being a drone, it’s okay to wake-up and dance! You never know, someone may be waiting to see if it’s safe to join you.