Some days everything gets out of whack.

Nothing works right.

• Snow and ice make travel treacherous.
• The car won’t start.
• Our laptop freezes.

We don’t feel well.

• A cold keeps us coughing and sneezing.
• Muscles ache.
• Our head hurts.

Life gets crazy.

• We have too much to do and no time to do it.
• No one offers to help.
• We see no hope for improvement.

Days out of whack put us down in the dumps. We become emotional wrecks and can’t get a grip.

Most of us face times like that.

 That’s life, but how do we deal with it?

We can:

• Complain. That usually makes us and everyone around us feel worse.
• Pretend nothing is wrong. As a result, we never make anything better.
• Do the best we can. That way, something gets done.
• Ask for help. People usually don’t know we need help, unless we tell them.
• Pray for guidance and peace. Even if circumstances never change, our attitude can.

On the darkest days, let the light of God’s hope shine through.

“Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long” (Psalm 25:5 NIV).

Thanks to Darrin Jenkins for the suggestion.

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