One Of Those Days

Have you ever had "one of those days"?

You know, the kind of day that begins with the ear piercing sound from an alarm clock? You just want to sleep a little longer. Just ten more minutes. You can't hit the snooze button because, afterall, that only gives you seven more minutes of rest. Suddenly you awake and realize forty-five minutes have passed. You should have been out the door and on your way to work by now. You scramble around the house muttering how stupid you are. Run out the door to your car and hope traffic is light, only to end up behind a car whose driver insists on going five miles below the speed limit. Now you are really upset. You think words that you would punish your child for saying. You say to yourself, "the whole day is shot" and you spend all day trying to make up for those forty-five minutes of rest. By day's end you are exhausted, and wonder was the extra sleep worth it.

We've all  had days like that. Days that we've have been so exhausted both physically and mentally, we could and have cried. It's on those days we learn as well. We learn that when we feel overwhelmed with work and self-pity, we can turn to God. On those days we ask Him to open our eyes, so that we may see what is really important in our lives. Our family, friends, and health. We think about His creation-The sweet song of a bird, the vastness of the ocean, and the beauty of the mountains. When we begin to think about all of His glorious creation that surrounds us how insignificant our problems then seem to be. How wonderfully blessed our days become when we glory in HIs presence and not in the trials of the moment.