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Did you ever have a bad day?
NO-not a terrible, awful, no good, very bad day.
Just a down day. Nothing awful happened. You aren't going off the deep end into depression. You aren't going to chuck it all and go live in a commune somewhere. But you are just down. . .
That's where I am today.
I know God loves me and I love him. My faith isn't in doubt. AND I'm not looking for anyone to fix me or talk me into being bright and happy. Tomorrow or later this afternoon I'll be fine.
I think certain temperaments deal with this more than others. I know it is just something that is a part of me. You might say (and believe me some have said it) that I'm moody. I've learned that the best thing for ME(I don't know about you) to do in times like this is to be alone, with my bible, and with some beautiful soothing classical music. Or sometimes I go out on my bike and just ride and pray for hours. Its the solitude. I love you people, but sometimes I need to be away by myself.
Sometimes I find that deep in my soul there is some thing lurking. A sin, a worry, a hurt-some thing that is behind it all, and when I find it I can confess it and understand it and accept it and move on. But more often it just seems to be the buildup of life. You know what i mean? Sometime life just gets heavy.
You have a stupid argument with your wife(10lbs), your boss puts a new responsibility on you at work (10lbs), your friend gets mad at you because they misunderstood your intentions(10lbs), your kid pushes at the boundaries(10lbs), your car breaks down(10lbs), you watch the evening news and see that they found the body of a murdered college girl(sigh) and a senator was going to prostitutes(Sigh) and people are dying in Iraq(sigh) and Michael Moore is at it again (sigh!)( 10lbs) and someone at church is diagnosed with cancer (10lbs) your parents call and want to talk about wills and funerals and medical power of attornies (10lbs), you step on the scale and have gained 10lbs (10lbs :) ), you drive to work and are stopped for 20 minutes for road construction. (10lbs).
(PS these are just examples-this stuff didn't all happen to me today.)
And I don't know about you, but sometimes I find myself carrying all this weight around and I need to give it all to Jesus. He says, "Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest." So that is me today. Weighed down, but on my way to the garbage dump to get rid of all the trash I have built up. |
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| July 10, 2007 |
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| Steve, I am with you...I have those days too, I think we all do. I need to be by myself at those times. But sometimes those times hit and I can't be by myself, and then it is a struggle to get what needs to be done, done. I am a very moody person too, but most people don't realize that because I try not to let it show, although sometimes it just does. The good news is, it doesn't last, and usually I get back to "normal" (Whatever that is!) within a day or so. |
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| July 10, 2007 |
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| Yes Steve I know what you mean. I have had my share of those days. God Bless you! |
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| July 11, 2007 |
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Yes, I have those days, too. I think I had one last night. And I too want/need to be by myself to sort all the rush of feelings/emotions out to understand why I'm having a bad day/evening. And sometimes it is from the weight/load of life. I love being with my family and with friends, but I think alone time is good, too. So that I can sort out everything that's going on, or what's bothering me and give it to God. Then I am usually better after I accomplish those things. Life just gets crazy sometimes or sometimes I get caught up in the everyday life, doing the same things over and over again and don't have a break or time to myself.... I think I still need to have that time to myself soon, but I'm okay for a while. Thanks for sharing Steve. I hope you were able to find the garbage dump. :) |
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