All of us have had good days, bad days, and the average going through the motions days, but what makes a good day, good and what makes a bad day, bad? It's not circumstances, it's attitude. Some of you, as you read this are thinking that I have lost my mind, but let me assure you that I have not lost my mind. Do the crazy circumstances I sometimes find myself in have an impact on my day? Absolutely. Stuff happens, but because I live for Jesus, he should run my life, not the circumstances I find myself in. That means that what keeps me from having a bad day is my attitude.
If you are a believer, your attitude should be one of contentment in whatever circumstances you are in. True contentment is simply knowing that God is in control and that whatever happens in your life, God has a plan and things will work out. I'm not saying that I only have good days, because I don't. I still have bad days that cause me to feel stressed, upset, or worn-out, but I've found that those days are days when my attitude is not one of contentment, instead on bad days, my attitude is one of resentment. When your attitude is one of contentment, it doesn't matter what happens in the day so much as who was walking with you through the day. When your attitude is resentful, your opinion of the day is based on what happened during the day rather than the one who gave you another day to glorify him.
That's one reason the Christian life isn't all roses and rainbows, as believers when the world sees that to us God is bigger than our problems, his name will be glorified. It all goes back to shining your light, when horrible circumstances threaten to ruin your day, being content in Christ and rejoicing in all circumstances will shine brightly in resentful world. May we all be content in Christ and be able to say:
"Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul..." -It is Well, Horatio Spafford.
In His dust,
Matt
(Numbers 6:24-26)
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