Man, oh man. Did I ever wake up on the wrong side of bed this morning. These are the kind of mornings I wish I had a do over button so I can start all over. As soon as my alarm went off, the first thought I had was, don't get up, stay in bed, this is gonna be a bad day, don't go to work, stay home and sleep. That was mistake number one. I allowed my mindset to dictate my morning...and a rough morning it's been. Not because of any disastrous incident, I'm just in a crappy mood for no particular reason (that I can identify). Any and everything and person that has come across my path has irritated me. My poor kids were on my short list before they even spoke words. Thoughts have been thunk, time has been wasted, fellow motorists have been yelled at. If someone said 'good morning,' in my head I thought whatever dude, not in the mood, is it really necessary to say good morning every morning, I'm not having a good morning, so is it really appropriate for me to say good morning to you?? Do I wanna say good morning to you??? NO!!...
And down fall the tears. Crappin' tears. Didn't know why I was crying. Probably all the stuff on my plate has taken a toll on me and I just needed to release some of the stuff I've been holding in. So, in addition to the bad hair day, I've got puffy, red, itchy eyes. Lovely, huh?
So, I'm crying my heart out to God. Asking for forgivess. Begging for comfort. Thanking and praising God for all He's blessed me with. I turn the praise & worship music loud. I sing. I'm determined to sing. When I don't know words to pray, I sing. When I'm feeling emotions I can't process I sing. Then I feel the spirit tell me to grab my phone and open my Bible app. I never read the daily plan. I was led to read it today. The last verses of the four or five chapters of reading from the old and new testaments helped instantly change my mood....
"Now may our Lord Jesus Christ, Himself and God our Father Who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word." 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
That verse is so awesome to me. I needed comfort. God reminded me of the comfort He already gave me because He loved me. I'm not crying anymore. As I type this, I'm smiling. I'm smiling because my heart is happy again. The amplified version says 'everlasting consolation and encouragement' in place of 'eternal comfort and good hope.' We all need encouragement along the way. Sometimes the encouragment we get from other people wans aways and there's not always enough to carry us until we hear the next 'keep going, you'll be okay, don't stop now.'
But God's comfort and encouragment is everlasting. That means it doesn't run out, it's always there. He's always there...nudging and carrying us along. Through God, we have a lifetime supply of encouragement and comfort. So, no matter how horrible the season we're in, no matter how dreary the outcome seems, no matter how dark the night is, God is there to comfort and encourage you. How amazing is that?
What's even more awesomer is the fact that God gave us comfort and encourement through grace. Grace us unmerited favor. That means, there's nothing we can do to earn it. If there's nothing we can do to earn it, I'm pretty sure there's nothing we can do that would cause us to lose it. After all, he gave it to us...it's ours.
Today is going to be a good day!
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