You ever have one of THOSE days? Today started as one of THOSE days...
I had difficulty getting up this morning. I was tired, and I was thinking about all the stuff I needed to get done today which made me more tired. Ugh. Then the radio station was having problems. Not just the usual problems, mind you. These were the I'm-not-going-to-cooperate-at-all kind of problems. I felt the heavy sigh of resignation come along with the thought, "Oh, it's going to be one of THOSE days...
Then I felt the Holy Spirit's rebuke. What exactly did I mean, "It's going to be one of those days"? Did I mean that things weren't happening as I expected? (Yes.) Was I sighing because I had to change MY plans? (Yes.) Was that dark cloud descending over my mood because there was a lot of work ahead of me that I hadn't anticipated? (Yes, yes, and yes.) And what does the Word of God have to say about my attitude? (okay, okay, waving the white flag of surrender...)
"This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."--Psalm 118:24 (RSV) If the Lord has made today, am I rejoicing when I sigh and call it "one of THOSE days"? (ouch...no) When the Lord crafted today, maybe He was preparing a special lesson in perseverance. Maybe He wants to see if I will seek His wisdom on what I should do today. Maybe He's giving me an opportunity to overcome my selfishness and conquer my dark mood through praising Him. (ah, now I'm beginning to get the picture) It's not "one of those days"...it's one of His days. Time to rejoice and be glad in it, whatever happens.