I have really been struggling lately.  There are so many things up in the air right now, and I don't do well with no knowing what is going to happen, or how things are going to be, so I think that is why I have been extra-emotional, not to mention being pregnant!  Those pregnancy hormones can really wreak havoc on one!

I was reading another blog today (http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Titus2woman) and she mentioned a singer, Sara Groves.  I went to her website, and was perusing her songs when I found one called First Song That I Sing.  Here are the lyrics:

First Song That I Sing

In the morning when I rise • Help me to prioritize • All the thoughts that fill my day • Before my schedule • Tells me that my day is full • Before I'm off and on my way • • I want to praise you • I need to praise you • Let the first song that I sing • Be praises to my God and king • • Before the curtains part • Before my day is starting • Before I make up the bed • Before the snooze alarm • Reminds me that it's morning • Before the dreams have left my head • • I want to praise you • I need to praise you • Let the first song that I sing • Be praises to my God and king • • (Praise the Lord, Praise Him – repeat) • • Before my feet hit the floor • I'll praise you Lord, I'll praise you Lord • Before I fill my cup • • I'll lift you up, I'll lift you up • Before I start my day • I'll sing your praise, I'll sing your praise • • Before I start my car • Before I get too far • I want to praise you • I need to praise you Lord • Let the first song that I sing • Be praise to my God and king • • (Praise the Lord, Praise Him) • Let the first song that I sing • Be praises (repeat) • • (Praise the Lord, Praise Him) • Let the first song that I sing • Be praises to my God and king • • (repeat) • • Before my feet hit the floor • I am gonna praise you Lord • First song that I sing (repeat) •

I have by my bed a framed print-out of Psalm 5:3 which reads:

My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.

I heard in a sermon recently that when it says “And I will look up” that it meant we should look up and expect the prayer to be answered.  He will hear our cries and prayers when they are for things according to His will.  I *know* that He does not want me to fret or to be angry.  The Bible tells me this.  I know that when I ask these things in His Son's name, they will be answered.  Why do we not make that the most important thing of our day?  Why do we have to rush headlong right into the day without obeying the Scriptures and offering our voice to Him in the morning?
Also, I have found Psalm 37 to be of comfort when I am fretting.

 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good;
         Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD,
         And He shall give you the desires of your heart. 
 5 Commit your way to the LORD,
         Trust also in Him,
         And He shall bring it to pass.
 6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
         And your justice as the noonday. 
 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him;
         Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
         Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
         Do not fret—it only causes harm.

That's pretty pointed, eh?!  I think I need to memorize verse 8, and repeat it to myself every hour.  I will pray for these things every day, and I will look for His answers.