As I was running this morning, I watched a bird dig in the ground, grab a worm, and take off. I swear, I think he smiled. The early bird got the worm. It reminded me of my devotional time from earlier in the day:

I will awaken the dawn with my song (Ps 108:2)

The longer I live, the more I believe that

The first thoughts of your day determine the course of your day.

If you spend your first thoughts worrying about your troubles, your day will be a day dominated by a troubled mind. If you fix your first thoughts on criticism of someone who has done you wrong, your day will be dominated by a critical mind. If you spend your first moments worrying about what you don’t have, or what might be lost today, your day will be consumed by a mindset of scarcity.

But if your first thoughts are spent counting your blessings, and blessing God, your mind (and your day) will be dominated by blessing.

The early bird really does get the worm. The early thoughts of our day really do set the course for the day.

What kind of early bird are you?