God is good all the time and all the time God is Good!  We must look out of a clean window or step outside to see the literal sun shining.  The remainder of the time, the “Sun is Shining” is a mindset.  The weather may be storming outside, however in our hearts and minds, we are experiencing sunshine!  We can experience sunshine when we are living joyful, peaceful, productive lives. 

We can experience sunshine when we get up each morning and put on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:10 - 18).  When we clothe ourselves with the armor of God, it protects us against all the wiles of the devil.  As we put on our armor, we will experience sunshine.  Our shield of faith protects us as we experience sunshine.  The sword of the Spirit is the Word of God that is sharper than a two-edged sword.  When we hide the Scriptures in our hearts, we will not sin against God and experience sunshine.

Sunshine is warm, calm, beautiful, bright and makes us smile.  Isn’t it wonderful that we can have a “sun shining spirit” all the time.  Ever been around anyone who is always happy?  That’s what a “sunshine” mentality does for us!  Put on the characteristics of sunshine each day!  Watch how others encounter you when the sun is shining in your life all the time!

Don’t forget, the “Sun is Shining” is a mindset!  Decide that you want a “sun shining spirit” and begin to develop it.  You can do it.  Some people encourage us to make lemonade when the world sends us lemons.  Well, that’s good, however think about the beauty of sunrise, the joy of a noon day sun, and the amazing ambiance of a magnificent sunset!  It is all good!

 Make your day a “Sun is Shining Day!”

Good Morning!  Good Afternoon!  Good Evening!  It matters not what time of day we are in contact with each other.  What matters is that we make the most of each day that is given to us!  Has your day been productive, fruitful, exciting, spiritual, beautiful or are you praying it away?  Each day, my friends, is a new day with new opportunities and new blessings.  If it is not quite what you were hoping for and working towards, please don’t give up.  Things happen, but don’t get stuck in the tough stuff that may happen.  Let’s wake up with faith that all things will work together for good for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose.

Our attitudes about the 24 hours that are before us will determine our altitude.  Can we control each minute of the day, no way!!  We can, however, make the most of what we have.  Let’s practice turning lemons into lemonade.  Let’s look at our challenges as a means of being creative to find a new way of doing something; let’s find a way to turn a challenge into a blessing.  Let’s not drown in our sorrows, but reach out and touch the life of someone in need.  We may meet someone whose needs far exceed ours.  Our challenges then take a back seat to the challenges we are assisting someone else with.

When is the last time we have volunteered to help read to a student, a class, an elderly person?  When have we purchased some extra groceries for a person in need?  When have we paid for the person’s order that is before you in the grocery line.  When have we prepared or purchased a meal for someone less fortunate than us.

Well, let’s make it a little easier if those opportunities are quite difficult for you!  Can we vow to speak to three people we do not know, daily?  Can we send a card to someone we know lives alone and has very few visitors?  Can we make a phone call to a difficult family member to just say hello?  Let’s strive to reach beyond our disappointments a day may bring and rise above them by practicing unconditional love for humankind.  Let’s strive to be Jesus’ hands and feet and help heaven exist here on earth!  It is up to us how we greet each day and how we navigate through our 24 hours.  The choice is ours.  Let’s make the most of each new day, each new opportunity and reach for the sky.