Good Days - Bad Days

Lawrence Welk said, “There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.” If you don’t know who Lawrence Welk was,  he was a big band orchestra leader on his own variety show, The Lawrence Welk show. Goggle ® him sometime!

My point is that he’s right – everyone has those days – good days and bad days – even the Christian. Living in the light of God’s love, doesn’t mean we don’t experience our fair share of trials and tribulations. But it’s during those hard times, that we have an understanding and peace knowing that God will never leave us or forsake us. I compiled a brief list of tips that may help...

6 Tips to Help You Balance Your Day

1)     Not every bad start means a bad finish

2)     If today has been overall bad, doesn’t mean tomorrow won’t be overall good

3)     Counting your blessings is a good idea

4)     There’s chocolate! (It’s a scientific fact that one good piece of chocolate and a little green tea can go a long way in reducing stress!) J

5)     Take a prayer-break

6)     Don’t withdraw – rather choose to be around people or someone you love

On a very serious note, we know that bad things do happen to good people. Bad things happen, period. Just recently a young mother told me that she didn’t believe in God anymore because ‘God had let her baby be born without a heartbeat.’ Her daughter had been stillborn. I don’t have good answers for situations such as this. I don’t know who would have the right words during such painful experiences, except for God Himself. Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us that there’s a time of seasons in our life. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

It’s easier to accept God’s love during good times – a pay raise, the birth of a healthy child, a new friendship, when people are saying nice things about you, on your wedding day, recognition from someone you respect, receiving a gift.

However, it’s innately much harder on those bad occasions – someone says you’re worthless, a missed job promotion, the death of a loved one, when you’re sick, when divorce papers come, when obstacles just seem bigger and bigger.

It is important that the Christian remain strong and consistent – weep with them that weep; rejoice with them that rejoice. We humans may not always have the best words or the right words - but God can provide comfort in the right spaces of our heart at the right time.

Upon reflection, don't you think the Christian’s good days outweigh our bad ones!?

Look UP my friends!