Having a off day?

Having an off day not a day off -  you know the kind of day that you just feel down or crabby.

I could ask if you have ever had an off day?  But that would just be silly, we all have them at sometime or another.  

I had a off day this past week and I couldn't figure out why.  It was very frustrating to me because I had no idea why I was feeling the way I was. I just wanted to curl up and go back to bed.  That was not an option however.  So I had struggled for an hour or so and as I thought about what was bugging me I realized I had several options to pick myself up and get out of the mood I was in.

1. I prayed and asked God to help me get through the day and opened my Bible to see what he would give me for the day
2. I turned on Christian music and blasted it
3. I told myself I was going to choose joy today (that was something I had learned from a pastors wife years ago)
4. I decided to make a to do list and check it off as I moved through my day

After a couple of hours I started to feel better and was getting stuff done and I realized it was because I was choosing joy.   I surrounded myself with positive things.


The question is how do you handle it when you have an "off  - day"?

Facebook before God's Book?

You opened

before God's book today?

How is your day going?   Are you frustrated, feeling anxious, or just getting by?  Do you feel like you can handle anything that comes your way?  Did you find encouragement and guidance for your day on Facebook that will get you through anything during the day?

I am not saying Facebook is bad I just think that many of us get up in the morning and grab our phone, notepad, or go on the computer before we think about it.  I know my day does not go as smoothly when I have done this.

God's word and time with Him at the beginning of your day is so much better than starting your day with Facebook.   When I start my day with God first I feel like I can do or handle anything!   I have confidence that he is with me and I look to him for help throughout my day.

Here is a great verse to start your day:

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding…”
- Proverbs 3:5

Think about it - if you do not go to God first I challenge you to

• start your day in prayer asking him to guide you through the day
• read a few verses - you don't know where to start?   Google verses to start my day,  or open your Bible and randomly pick a verse
• keep a journal of verses and prayers including answered prayers

If you take the challenge let me know what your think after a few days?   Does your day seem to be better? 
                  


     

How can this be happening to me?

Are there times in your life when you wonder why is this happening to me?


I have had several of these moments in the last few years -  I have joked several times about writing a book about it.  Titles could be Why Me?,  Again God?, What's Could Happen Next? and the list goes on....


Instead of writing the book I have gone to my Bible ...Jeremiah 29:11 - 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.  I love this verse because God has proved it to me over and over.


Through each of the challenges that have come my way - I can honestly say that I know God has everything in control and trust him totally.   It's not always easy but I do know that there is a reason for the everything that is happening in my life. 


One example:  My middle son came to me and told me that he and his girlfriend were expecting a baby -  she wasn't out of high school yet - he was just barely!   As you can imagine I was seeing a bunch of negative things coming out of this situation.  Boy was I wrong -  we have a beautiful granddaughter and have watched our son mature into a great daddy for her.


I now look at each of the challenges as a learning experience and watch for the blessings that come out of them.


I may someday write the book and you will see I how God has been there all the way!







How do you handle the tough times in your life?