Joy In The Morning — Mama Fales

When I went to bed last night, I asked Heavenly Father to let me know when I woke up what I should write about for my October blog post. Immediately when I woke up, the words “JOY IN THE MORNING,” came clearly into my mind. I love it when I get answers to prayers so quickly! (As we all know, some answers to prayers come very slowly—but always on the Lord’s perfect timetable!)

JOY IN THE MORNING is a beautiful phrase, and it has profound meanings. What I have learned is that the choices I make today not only affect me today, but they also affect me tomorrow as well. If I want to wake up with joy in the morning, I need to do my part to make it happen each day. When tragedy and major disappointments strike and knock us down, we must immediately turn to the Lord and seek His guidance to get back up. He will heal our aching hearts, inspire our thoughts, and cause the right people to come into our lives who will help us get through our difficult times.

I love the song, “Joy in the Morning,” which is sung by Tauren Wells and Elevation Worship. This YouTube version is almost 9 minutes long, and I felt inspired, motivated, and hopeful as I listened to it. The first verse and chorus are printed here, and click here if you want to read all the lyrics.

Joy in the Morning

Verse 1
Everything happens for a reason, but you don't know what you don't know
And you'll never have peace if you don't let go of tomorrow
'Cause it ain't even faith till your plan falls apart but you still choose to follow
If it doesn't make sense right now, it will when it's over

Chorus
And there will be joy in the morning
There will be joy in the morning
If it's not good then He's not done, no He's not done with it yet
There will be joy in the morning

I have always been comforted by this scripture from the Bible in the Old Testament (Psalm 30: 5): “…weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning”. I know this scripture is true because I’ve experienced it so many times in my life. As the last two lines of the song, “Joy in the Morning” reaffirms:

Oh keep holding on (Oh keep holding on), keep holding on
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy is coming