"So, how are you doing today?" 🙂
"Well . . ." 🙄
It all depends on the day, right? Life has its ups and downs. We all have our good days and bad. So what can we do to minimize the down days and maximize the ups?
First of all, everyone has bad days. EVERYONE. So accept that fact and then do this: Prepare yourself. How?
Remind yourself. Remind yourself of who you are. And WHOSE you are.
My wife and I were stuck at home on Sunday due to a rather nasty ice storm. So, I decided to listen to a sermon by one of my favorite pastors - Voddie Baucham. There's a link at the end of this story.
What Voddie said was that we often forget just WHO God is. When we remind ourselves of who He is, or more likely, when GOD reminds us who He is, our problems tend to fade away.
When we are feeling good and life is wonderful, we tend to forget the things that God has done for us. Sacrificed His Only Son, forgiven our sins, promised us eternal life with Him in heaven. No more pain, no more death, no more tears. We must remind ourselves of these tnings.
"Remember who is God, what has He done, and what has He promised."
Here's another thing to remember from Voddie: "Christianity is not a test you take and pass. It's your life! It's your breath!"
If we would only remember these things we wouldn't have a problem with ups and downs. Our emotional and spiritual cycles would level out and we can live in the grace that God has extended to us.
Thanks be to God!
This Is Why We Need To Be Reminded - Voddie Baucham