"This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."
Psalm 118:24
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Two Facebook friends celebrate their birthdays today and I thought "How great to have a birthday on a Saturday, but it's an extra blessing for them to celebrate on Fall Back Saturday when they get an extra hour of sleep to recuperate from too much cake." Good for them; a double-blessing day.
But, from where I'm sitting:
It's foggy and chilly outside, the perfect morning for a comforting cup of coffee, but I broke my carafe yesterday so it's hot tea instead. Bummer.
Nick was supposed to go on the Fall Retreat with the youth group, but he's home sick this weekend - again. Bummer.
We "clean forgot" an important dinner last night due to Nick's last minute change of plans. We feel sick about it. Bummer.
Today's the day to decide on some dreaded details, make some lists and complete some paperwork when I'd intensely love to sit by the fireplace with some coffee, but . . . Bummer.
"Whoa, there, Robin! Fall back, soldier! You're about to march right past the pity party into a full-out grump gala. THIS day was sent by the LORD as much as yesterday when He answered your secret prayer and gave you breakfast out with your family. God ordained THIS day as surely as He sent Thursday when you, Tom and Nick laughed until you cried. God sent this foggy morning with hot tea and tedious tasks for a reason, even if only to remind you of your blessings and to sharpen your gratitude for them. Get with the program, girl."
Instead of morning sunshine greeting us through the curtains, sometimes the sun shines through at the end of a day as we realize how He guided us, accomplished His work, answered our prayers, strengthened our faith, and evaporated our dismal outlook. Those days remind us that sometimes we have to unwrap a lot of bummers to find the gift, to find the blessings. If it's one of "those" days, click here and listen: Blessings, by Laura Story
Father, I can't wait to see how the day unfolds, but for now, please, help me remember "This is the day the LORD has made." Help me rejoice and be glad in it, regardless of what it seems to hold at this point. Lift the fog and remind me again that You work in mysterious, other-worldly ways. Answer every need in Your time and way and help me trust You to do so with a joyfully comforted heart! You are the LORD, Who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone (Isaiah 44:24) You design our days to bless others through us.
In the Name of Jesus Who slept peacefully through the storms
Inspired by Live Love, by Max Lucado, and by the song "Blessings," by Laura Story
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