I Woke Up One Morning
I woke up one morning
And heard many voices;
Everything around me
Giving their wise counsel
On how to succeed in life.
Looking at the fan, it said,
“ Be cool, and cool-headed
and you will surely go far.”
Then I looked at the roof
and it said, ‘Aim high
and you will not fall below the roof.’
Then my attention was drawn to the window
Which said,” Look beyond yourself
and you will see the world-bigger picture
and that will secure your future.
Let your dreams be big.”
Then the clock chimed,
And whispered, “Maximize every moment
Everyday is encrusted with 24 golden hours.”
Before the clock finished, the mirror interrupted
And caught my attention: “Reflect before you act.
Reflect before you speak. ‘Life and death
Are in the power of the tongue.’ Reflect your Maker.
You’re the light of the world, City on a Hill,
salt of the earth, partaker of the divine nature,
created in the image of God.”
Then the calendar butted in, ‘Plan if you want to pass,
Because if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Have godly goals and pursue your goals with zest.
Put God first in your plan and you will not come last. Learn from your past but don’t let it define you. Look ahead with Confidence because if God be for you, no one can be against you.’
As I was about to get up, the bed spoke, “if you lie for too long poverty will come like an armed bandit.” That jolted me!
Before I got near the door, it began to give its counsel, ‘If you’re on a hinge, you may swing in and out but you will not get anywhere like me. However, learn to open doors for others and others will open doors for you, because what you sow, you reap. Remember Joseph who interpreted the dream for the butler. In the fullness of time, the butler remembered him and he was brought out of jail to become a Prime Minister in a foreign land.’
Then the carpet invited me to go on my knees and begin the day with prayer:
“Lord, be in my mind and in my thinking,
Lord, be in my mouth and in my speaking.
Lord, be in my feet and in my going.
Lord, be in my eyes and in my looking
Lord, be in my hands and in my doing.
Lord, be in my heart and in my loving.
Lord, be in my ears and in my hearing
Lord, be at my end and my departure.”

©Fenny West2013
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