On Those Tough Days

Yup.  I know it.  Sometimes life seems to really stink.  I had a pretty rough day yesterday.  Don't you feel... wait.  You know what?  I KNOW you feel this way sometimes-  Sometimes you just feel that everyone expects so very much out of you, but they don't give a rat's behind about you or how you're doing or if you day is going dandy.  Am I right, or what?  Yesterday was one of those days.  So on my way home from it all, I just asked Jesus to give me peace that passes all of my understanding, because I was DEFINITELY not understanding why I felt so used and run down.  I didn't even know what I was asking for except peace of mind.  But you know what he did?  He went above and beyond and just held me, right then and there, gave me an embrace, like He was right there in the car with me, hugging me like He would ever let me go.  And it felt so so real, so warm and tight, just like a hug is supposed to feel.  I didn't ask for that hug, but HE knew what I needed, not me.  Then shortly after, I remembered why God had put me into those situations that I've made commitments to.  It's all for reasons in His Great Plan to give me a hope and a future that is for my good.  Not just to get me by, but to give me life.  Life that He so willingly gave up.  He only got to be in His ministry for 3 years.  That was it.  And on top of that, He was only 33 when He died.  He hadn't lived an extremely long life, but just 1/4 of what we all wanna live to one day.  So from that, we KNOW deep down, that He has a greater plan for us.  So we just need to remember that in times of weakness and need.  God is good.  When?  ALL the time.

-Tara K