Live life as if you were directing a production
Be emotional, be intense, be dramatic. Don't be afraid to put your self out there. Always strive to show your best face. Always be in character. Edit your actions and thoughts, cut out destructive behavior, get rid of abusive relationships. Shine light on new ideas, big projects. Be creative, make art! Most importantly make choices, you choose how to direct your life; your production.
Life is about making choices, like a director, you choose what comes, what goes, what needs more emphasis, what needs to be toned down. You have a choice of how to live your life, why not choose the good?
IT'S QUIET. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep.
The day is coming.
In a few moments the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the
sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The calm of
solitude will be replaced by the pounding pace of the human race. The refuge of the early
morning will be invaded by decisions to be made and deadlines to be met.
For the next twelve hours I will be exposed to the day's demands. It is now that I must
make a choice. Because of Calvary, I'm free to choose. And so I choose.
I choose love . . .
No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will
love God and what God loves.
I choose joy . . .
I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be
cynical . . . the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than
human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an
opportunity to see God.
I choose peace . . .
I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.
I choose patience . . .
I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my
place, I'll invite him to do so. Rather than complain that the wait is too long, I will thank
God for a moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face
them with joy and courage.
I choose kindness . . .
I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And
kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.
I choose goodness . . .
I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will
boast. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness.
I choose faithfulness . . .
Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will
not question my word. My wife will not question my love. And my children will never
fear that their father will not come home.
I choose gentleness . . .
Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in
praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of
myself.
I choose self-control . . .
I am a spiritual being. After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what
will rot, rule the eternal. I choose self-control. I will be drunk only by joy. I will be
impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will be taught only by
Christ. I choose self-control.
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek his grace.
And then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.
~ When God Whispers Your Name, Max Lucado
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