2016 was HARD! Filled with little self-pity parties and angry outbursts to God. While I have no idea what challenges lie ahead in 2017 (although I do know many CHANGES will take place) I have decided to 'be glad' no matter what. Now, though some may use the term 'Pollyanna' derisively, she's going to be my hero this year. I will play the Glad Game everyday. I've started a Joy Jar (it's actually a cookie jar!) in which I'll place a card with a happy/glad event daily. My daily Bible study will be a study of the Glad Texts (again from Pollyanna!).
If you, too, want to change your attitude and see the world in a more positive way, join me. I'm sure there will be critics and naysayers, especially this year. The world seems to be spiraling downwards quickly. However, that, too, is a matter of perspective. There's a lot of good that's happening. Let's focus on that - and BE GLAD!!
Later Addition: Today's verse was about Abraham laughing when God told him he'd have a son in his old age (Gen. 17). Now, when I realized I was having a baby at 43, laughter was not my first
response!! However, 17 years later, I laugh a lot due to my third son. God's plan was to bless, even though I didn't understand it at the time (and there were MANY days - without sleep - that I totally disagreed with it!) One thing that made that time easier was church. As I spent this morning singing praises and chatting with my brothers and sisters in Christ, I thought about the blessing church is. Not a duty or a 'must do', but a group of fellow sinners who encourage each other: helping during the hard times; celebrating during the good ones. But, like so many things, we take a blessing and make it into a burden. If church is not a part of your life, please check it out. You don't know what you're missing.
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