Life Can Be Tough
Simply put life can be tough. We all have good days and bad days, emotional days with highs and lows that would scare the most certifiably insane person, and days we feel like zombies. We have days when everything seems to go right and fall into place (I love those days), days where the bottom falls out (I hate those days), and then days we don’t even want to get out of bed. We have days that start off great and then go to hell in a handbasket. We have days that start off terrible, but somehow a magical moment, turns it around, and it ends up being an okay day. Life is unpredictable, scary, crazy, busy, amazing, wonderful and joyous, all served together with a side of cookies and sauerkraut. I like it when Forrest Gump says, “Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you’re gonna get”.
When we wake up each morning, the gift of a brand new day awaits us. Every morning that we open our eyes, we open them to a day, that was not promised, a day full of unexpected adventure, and a day that we should praise God for. I have learned, that when I start my day off praising God, for letting me open my eyes one more time, I am setting myself up for a pretty good day. Not that it won’t have bumps and curves and sometimes tragedies, but by praising Him, and spending time with Him, I am already acknowledging that He is control. He is the potter, I am the clay. I am the planner, he is the step ordainer.
I am busy. You are busy. Our neighbors are busy. Our co-workers are busy. We are all busy little bees, trying to make the hive the best we can. We buzz around all day every day, trying to get ahead, and the whole time, our wonderful Creator, is whispering, “slow down, take a walk with me, I have something to tell you”. Sadly, most of the time, we are too busy to hear Him. .
My prayer, this new year, is to draw even closer to God. I am striving to give the first part of my day to Him, every day. I am reading more, praying longer and more intimately, and focusing on staying still long enough to listen to what He has to say back to me. I am humbled, yet again, at the unsurmountable mercy and grace our Saviour, offers us every day.
I am so thankful, that it doesn't matter what kind of mood I am in, what kind of day I’ve had, what I accomplished or didn’t; if I’m in the middle of throwing a tantrum or praising Him to the highest octave, that I can just go to Him and say “God, I need you” and He is there. Even though my days change from good to bad to indifferent, and my moods, from crazy chicken lady to fire preaching dragon pastor, that God is the same, steady, unwavering and full of never ending love. Even though my life is crazy busy, God is never too busy for me.
I can’t imagine how different, my life would be, if I didn’t have Him in it. He is my constant hope and strength. He is my life boat in a stormy sea. He is my shelter in the blizzard of life. If I haven’t learned anything else in my 38 years, I have learned this, God is real and He is always with me.
I still have my emotional days of not wanting to adult, and hiding in the closet. Yep, that’s right, you are not alone. You are not the only one that goes ballistic on your kids, gets mad at stuff you wish you wouldn’t, throws stuff, cries for no reason while taking a shower, feels alone, and broken, packs more into your day than you are capable of, causing a wave of crazy busy that makes a tsunami look small. Been there, done that, still there, still doing that, and I know a lot of other people that are there too. We are human. Cut yourself some slack. A perfect life isn’t, having the perfect schedule, or never having these feelings and emotions; the perfect life, is calling on God to help you because you do have bad days and roller coasters of emotions. I have to say my days of wanting to stay in bed are further and farther between than they used to be. The closer I draw to the Lord, the more energized and refreshed I feel. The days where I truly feel like I can conquer a mountain are becoming more frequent and closer together. I am learning to trust God with every aspect of my life.
I want to encourage you today to continue to press in and press through. He has certainly shown me over the last 20 years, that He’s got this. It truly doesn’t matter whether we are having a good day or a bad day in our own eyes, God has a plan for our life, and each and every day is a part of that plan. The plans that are molding and shaping who we are in Him. Our job is to trust Him, listen for His voice, heed His guidance and receive His wisdom. Pretty soon every day is a good day, even when it isn’t. Be encouraged and God Bless.
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