The Wrong Side of the Bed

So when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, what do you do? You've had plenty of sleep, life is good, there's plenty to be thankful for, but you're cranky and you don't want to face the world. In fact making a tent out of sheets and staying there all day looks pretty good at this point.... (This is all a hypothetical situation of course.) So what do you do?

Do you...

• cry
• hit the snooze
• snap at your family, coworkers, and students
• avoid everyone
• avoid everything
• bury yourself in work and busyness to avoid thinking
• over-analyze the situation and try to solve your life problems (along with the world's problems)
• apologize profusely all day long
  

Or do you...

• write an encouraging note to a friend
• make a list of things you're thankful for
• pray for people you know who have real things to complain about (and aren't complaining)
  
• listen to worship music on your way to work
• thank God that even though the world stinks, Jesus is still Jesus
• take it out on the leaves in your front yard to release your frustration
• ask God to do in and through what you can't imagine doing today--being patient, loving, and graceful

So hypothetically speaking, do you do the first list or do you do the second list on a day when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed? My answer? Yes.