Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24
Today, right now, this day, this moment, GOD HAS MADE IT!
What are you doing with it?
It’s a loaded question, I know.
Most of us are doing what we HAVE to do:
Working, going to school, doing laundry, paying bills, making dinner, etc. I don’t think the focus of this verse is so much on the DOING of our day as it is the thinking, the attitude we have during our day: God made today, can we be happy about that? Can we face whatever the day brings and find a reason to rejoice?
And I’m not talking about a fake, happy, sing-songy, Tinkerbelle kind of gladness. I know that troubling times come.
I know that many of you are in the middle of very difficult trials and circumstances. I’m not saying that we plaster a smile on our face and pretend that hardships don’t exist.
What I AM suggesting is that throughout the worst day, can we find a glimpse of God?
Can we be glad that we are breathing?
Can we be thankful for the child that’s causing us stress?
Can we rejoice in the fact that we are loved?
Can we be glad for the house, even if it needs more repairs than our budget would ever allow?
Is it possible to rejoice that we found the right doctor who can help?
Do we rejoice when the car starts? When the bills get paid? When an unexpected something makes us laugh?
At the end of the day, can we lay our head down and rejoice and be glad in the day that God has allowed us to live?
That’s what it’s about, seeing God in our day and rejoicing that He was with us; being glad that we did not face it alone!