God knows how annoying my bike lock is. It's one of those wire ones with an attached combination that I have to figure out when I lock AND unlock my bike, it's a hassle - especially when I'm in a hurry.

So anyway, I have my "Dimensions of Culture: Diversity" class at 9 a.m. and I naturally set my phone alarm at 7 to allow me to get ready, only I guess I turned it off! My suitemate Jewell walks into my room (because she's in my class) and yells "Oh my goodness Janessa its 8:40 and your still asleep!" Great. So I run out of my room to the bathroom, only to run right back because I forgot to pray to start out my day. I made it quick and then hastily began to get ready.

I threw on a plain shirt, a skirt, and my gray converse, and put on some makeup to make me look somewhat presentable and put my hair into a ponytail-which I NEVER do! I obviously didn't look to great. I raced outside of my suite, down the stairs, across the hall, up the stairs, and onto my bike just to realize when I got outside that it was raining! Raining in southern California? Just my luck. I continued on, riding towards the general area where my class was just to realize that I didn't remember where my class was! Once I accepted that I couldn't figure it out by myself I finally asked for directions. That's when my bike fell over.

And that's when I realized that this morning would really anger a lot of people. It seriously had the potential to ruin my day. But as I stood there soaking wet in all my desperation I could just feel God's love pouring down and I found myself laughing because this joy He's given me can't be taken away but a couple of frustrating events. After all He's done for me in my life, I couldn't let this small trouble affect my whole day, or even my mood for a minute! My mom has this saying that gets super cliché and old when she says it but I feel it would work here, "You have two choices in life, to be positive or negative". Truth is, this problem wouldn't really matter in 5 minutes so why make it matter by worrying about it?

After my epiphany I rode to class, I went to lock my bike, and realized that the combination was already set into position- a confirmation that God was with me the whole time. It was by far one of my best Monday Morning experiences!