There is beauty everywhere...just look!
You know how life seems to go along, everything groovy, and you think “Wow, life is good!”? And then, WHAM, you get hit with some tragedy or trial, out of the blue, and then BAM, something else goes wrong? Seems like there are those times when something is going wrong in every area of life. So, what do you do? How do you cope? Well, we are going through a time like that right now, when each day seems to bring a new disaster to deal with. Because of all we’ve lived through in our lives together, we know full well that this tough time will pass. It seems impossible right now, but we know that the sky will be blue again, the grass will be green again, and all will be as it should be, eventually. But right now, before we see any solutions or any help for our troubles, how should we act? I’m choosing to behave as if God has already worked out all the details of our current troubles. I slip up occasionally, but, for the most part, I’m trying to let the joy of the Lord be my strength each day. I determine to act as if my faithful heavenly Father has already smoothed out the road ahead of me, and has already put His provision in my hands. I could choose to dwell on all that is wrong in our lives, the unfairness that seems to be around every turn, but I’ve noticed that people who do that don’t actually get any benefit from that attitude. Instead, they seem to compound their misery, and spew it on others. That doesn’t help anyone. So, as long as God gives me grace, I will exhalt Him as the divine Fixer of Problems, and praise His loving care, even when things are difficult. Adversity makes the good times seem oh-so-sweet! Have a blessed day!
