We hate Monday’s and love Friday’s because of hope. Drink a dose of godly hope today and say something hopeful and life-giving to your hubby.
We Hate Mondays
Friday’s are just more fun than Monday’s. It’s apparently widely accepted that Mondays are not fun. A reason for this may be that “misery loves company,” and nothing more than that.
One of my Toastmaster friends says he loves Mondays because without Monday there would be no Friday.
People may hate Mondays because they are not doing something on Monday that they love to do, or that they are doing it with someone they don’t like. They don’t feel hopeful about their life on Mondays, and they end up living for the weekend..
Here’s a post about why we hate Mondays.
Do you know why it is easier to be nice to people on Friday than it is on Monday? Isn’t it because hope is like a river that flows into us from a bright future, fills up the reservoir of our joy, and then overflows in kindness to others?
John Piper
The way we treat other people is a reflection of what we’re feeling on the inside. That is even more important when we consider how we treat our spouses.
If you have trouble being nice to your husband or wife, maybe it’s not about their faults. Maybe it’s about the quality of hope in your life?
We Love Hope (& Fridays)
TGIF everyone! Did you know this term comes from a 1978 movie by the same name (which I do not recommend)? It has created a cult following and as a result, the acronym TGIF is ubiquitous.
The reason we love Fridays so much is that we have anticipation for the weekend, in other words, hope!
It’s easier to be nice to people, we feel more light-hearted, and we even feel that the day is shorter on Fridays. In case you are having a tough time coming up with reasons to love Fridays, here’s an article for you.
Instead of getting our hope from the calendar, why not get hope from God? That way, we can be kinder and more upbeat every day of the week. Trust me, your hubby will love it!
Here are some of my favorite Scripture verses about hope.
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.
Isaiah 44:3 NIV
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:30-31 NIV
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 NIV
…because U count, deb