Bad Day

We all get them.  We all hate them. We really think why can't we just never get them right? It's freezing outside, you woke up late, there's no hot water for your shower, you ran out of coffee this morning, your car wouldn't start, there was really bad traffic outside, you got rear ended by a really inconsiderate and mean person, you come home after already having an awful day and all your things in your home are gone because you forgot to pay a bill and your home is being evicted. To top that your significant other is leaving you.  Need I say more?  Perhaps, my example is a little far fetched and not bound to happen or is it?

Well, fortunately I haven't ever experienced that bad of a day and Lord willing I won't.  However, there actually may be people,out there who have or maybe even worse. What to do? You all are most likely thinking I am probably going to put the name of God in this equation? Well, I am certainly not going to say something like " oh yeah just ask God that you will never have a bad day and your days will always be good!"  Nope sorry dudes, I don't believe God works like that.  

I do believe that if we call on God and ask for strength when we are having that "bad day" He will give it to us.  When I find that my day is going downhill ever since I woke up one morning, I like probably most people go through a temporary phase of why me, this sux, start blaming XYZ for things that I know would not have mattered so much. Because, news flash Sam whatever happened that was included in the day that was making it bad would have happened no matter what I and really any human would have done, because God is in control  and would have allowed anything to happen good or bad.  Do you believe that?

I know it's hard especially when we are going through worse things, but my deep thought is to think for a second of why is God allowing this to happen right now? I'll give an example, I am stuck in traffic.  I struggle with impatience.  So,  traffic annoys me. One evening my husband and I were driving home and were stuck in traffic for 3 hours. I was hungry too and being hungry mixed with traffic equals Bad Sam! Oh, and I wanted to use the bathroom. Now, that the time passed, let me think of why I think God allowed the bad traffic.  Ok, maybe God was trying to teach me Patience by really making me wait! Maybe God was trying to make me realize that despite my internal health problems,  God wanted to make me see that with His help I can hold my bathroom urge.  Maybe, God  had me in traffic because of so many different reasons.....Maybe even to spare a life?

I guess next time we see that we are having a bad day, we should definitely pray for strength and give God all that you are feeling.  Maybe, have in your minds that God may be allowing this disappointment because it's not as big as another tragic event? Be thankful, because it could always be worse. 

I want to add something because my day just went from pretty bad to very bad. And to save myself from embarrassment I choose not to say more. Hope you understand.  More thoughts came to me. I believe I should share. Friends, I dont think you should waste your time or breath saying if you didnt or did do this, then that would not have happened. Or, do you really think by saying you are no longer doing this or that to prevent the unfortunate incident from happening again it won't happen again? Um, remember the newsflash???

I believe that God put me and wants me where I am today. And in His plan for my life, bad things and embarrassing things will happen. Does that mean I stop doing His plan so I can prevent the incident from happening again? I dont think so. Unless,  there is something I feel that tells me God has another plan in mind, I think we should stay in that plan. Just remember He knows what He is doing and it could always be worse, but God allowed the little bad thing to happen to prevent the big bad thing from happening.  Telling myself that right now.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.  Philippians 4:13

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Philippians 4:6

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.