Gray Days

Do you ever feel like you are having an Eeyore day? You know, Mr. Sad face from Winnie the Pooh? Well yesterday, I had that day. Work was frustrating, I ate my lunch too early (so I was hungry by 2pm), and I was just plain pooped. It seemed that nothing was going my way. As I drove to get lily, I noticed these beautiful clouds. As I was watching these clouds, I saw a pocket of rain coming down. This rain, that should have been an extraordinary sight, was depressing. Seeing this one spot of gray in the sky took all the majesty out of the bright blue sky with the puffy clouds. All I could see, all I wanted to see, was the gray. I couldn’t get past it to see the beauty behind it –

That was my entire day. I could not get past my gray, to see all the beauty that life holds. All I saw was the yuck of DHS, not the joy in helping people get food or the security of a job. I couldn’t see the joy of having an amazing husband because I couldn’t get past the silly “boy” comment he made. Isn’t that sad. I let an entire day go by without being thankful. I would love to tell you I woke up this morning with a brand new perspective and great outlook, but I didn’t. It took me until about five minutes ago, to get over myself and get thankful! So today, instead of seeing the 25 wet diapers and 23 changes of clothes, see the beauty of having children and pray for someone you know that is desperate for one. Instead of seeing the messy house that has to be cleaned, be thankful that you have a home when your husband does something that is well, a dumb boy thing, kick him in the knee and move on!! Teasing!! Be oh so thankful that you have a husband to love you. . And most importantly, when you feel that the gray will not leave and one more devotional is not helping, fall to your knees. It is there and only there that the grayness of life can be lifted. Genesis 1:3 “and God said, ‘let there be light, and there was light.” If God can light the entire world in one breath, I assure you, He can lighten your gray days