Your Monday sets the tone for your entire week. When you start with intention, faith, and God’s guidance, everything downstream shifts: your focus, your peace, and your strength.
The alarm goes off.
Your inbox is full.
Your calendar reminds you of everything you postponed last week.
And the week suddenly feels heavy before it even begins.
Ah, Mondays… (I bet you read that with a sigh).
But what if you've been thinking about Monday all wrong?
Saturday morning, you wake up easy. Life feels good.
Sunday, you're at church or listening to something that fills you up, and you think, Okay. I've got this. I'm centered. I'm good.
Then, on Monday, everything you felt on Sunday meets your actual life.
The peace meets the pressure. The patience you prayed for meets that coworker. The faith meets the deadlines.
And you wonder why Monday hits so hard.
It is when you find out what you actually believe.
Feeling grateful on vacation? Easy.
Feeling hopeful during worship? Not hard.
Feeling strong when nothing's pressing you? Sure.
But Monday asks: Can you keep that same energy for the rest of the week?
That's where your character shows up.
That's where discipline is built.
That's where faith becomes action.
If Monday starts chaotic, the rest of the week usually follows suit. But if you can anchor yourself that first day, if you can start grounded, watch what happens.
Everything downstream changes:
Your outlook shifts.
Your energy shifts.
Your decisions shift.
Your pace shifts.
Proverbs 16:3 says, "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans."
Your week isn't built on Friday when you're coasting. It's built on Monday morning when you decide what matters.
So next Monday, when that alarm goes off, try something.
Don't groan.
Don’t roll your eyes.
Don't let the culture tell you Monday is the enemy.
See it as what it actually is:
A gift.
A reset.
A fresh start.
A blank page God invites you to write on with Him.
One choice. One morning. One intention.
