The Day I Decided to do Something
Even on days that I stay in bed much more than I would like, I have decided I won't quit. I won't give in and let circumstances or a medical diagnosis dictate my attitude. Mind you, it hasn't and isn't always this way. There are days I get angry that I can't wear shoes right now. Frustrated that time isn't moving faster. I get weary in watching the clock, wondering if I can wait just a little bit longer to take my medicine.
But today isn't one of those days. Even though I had to take a pain pill at 11:30 last night to help me sleep, and then wake up for around a hour while having to do something, only to roll over and sleep until 1:05 p.m., I am sitting up typing these words. That may not seem like a big deal to you, but usually I do all of my writing from bed.
I decided today I am going to write and sit up in my living room for at least 30 to 45 minutes, no matter what I feel like. Why?
Because a wise man once said, "God can't do something with nothing." While not grammatically correct, it is true. I decided today to do SOMETHING.
That something required getting out of my room and coming into the living room where the sunshine is streaming through the windows and birds are chirping. Anything to take my mind off of pain is a good thing. As I was talking to God, I said, "I will never know what it's like to be spat on just for being who I am. I will never know what it's like to have a crown of thorns placed upon my head. I will never know the agony and grief you felt in the days, weeks, and months leading up to - and the day of the crucifixion. I'll never know what it's like to be beaten beyond recognition."
And I am SO grateful that I don't. God has faithfully kept His promise to me that says, "I'll never leave or forsake you."
I'm so glad I can cling to verses like Jeremiah 29:11.
In our conversation, I also said, "In ALL of my years, nothing I have experienced compares to what You went through."
If Jesus can endure, so can I. If He didn't quit, I won't either. Today is one of those days when I am neither high nor low. I'm in between. This morning I was a bit groggy from the pain medicine, but I am hanging in there.
Friends, I don't know what you are going through today. But I want to encourage you to hang in there. Tomorrow is a new day full of promises. I rest in the fact that I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And you can, too.
You may not know it, but He is right there in the when your kid is throwing a temper tantrum.
He is right there when your boss didn't give you the raise you were hoping for.
He's right there when you just want to throw back the covers and hide from the rest of the world.
Do something today that you have quit doing. Little steps add up to big victories!
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