Tuesday... Now we have our good days and our bad days...

Tuesday... Now we have our good days and we have our bad days and God understands and cares.

I love David and his honesty and his emotions. And I love that God allows him and us to be honest. And that He understands. Yes He does.

Look at this. David said in Psalm 39:2 - 4 (NLT), "But as I stood there in silence - not even speaking of good things - the turmoil within me grew worse. The more I thought about it, the hotter I got, igniting a fire of words: 'Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered - how fleeting my life is." He must have been having a bad day.

He then says, verses 6 - 7, "We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it. And so, Lord, where do I put my hope?" He is dealing with what life had thrown at him and he comes to a point where he asked a good question. A question that on our bad days we too ask. Again he said, "Where do I put my hope?"

And then the answer came to him and it needs to come to us no matter what we are going through. No matter how tough life is, no matter what is happening, no matter how discouraged we are, no matter how emotional we are. Here it is, "My only hope is in you." No matter what, "My only hope is in you."

He then says in verse 12 (NIRV), "Lord, hear my prayer. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my weeping."

Even when we are not at our best, God loves us, and He cares for us and He understands us. No matter what you are going through, no matter how emotional you are, He loves you and He will hear your prayer and He will listen to your cry for help and He will pay attention to you even on your bad day. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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