Misunderstood…

We all go through the motions of our days in different ways but in the end, we pursue the same amount of time, 24 hours. Now how we handle the 24 hours and what we do with our time is all totally different and having a terrible horrible no good very bad day doesn’t help us to get through 24 hours any easier…

Being misunderstood is something we all have to face; say the wrong thing at the wrong time, write down the wrong date and show up a day early or a day late, but what happens when you’re just running around like a chicken with your head cut off? I know for a fact we all have to face things not ‘Turing Out’ in one way or another but when everything seems to be at fault all while you’re just trying to go through the motions and there is no more of your happy yay mood left your running on empty, completely whether its the gas in your car Empty or just you are Empty because everything seems to be going against you and going against the grain any longer you the volcano starting to boil and bubble is about to erupt…

So, I had a day or two days or maybe even week like this. How do I keep going???

I thought to myself I need a pick me up so I went in for a specialty coffee only Second Cup can make and guess what low and behold I found the 1 person that has never ever had a no good horrible terrible no good very bad day ‘Let’s Celebrate’, (yes I am being sarcastic but it’s the truth…okay! Maybe not? And quite possibly, I had her so stunned with my wreck of the day she couldn’t even speak, hmm... I don’t know – so I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt.) Well to my surprise in my mess of the day ordering a Happy Java to go and help get me through the day was not so pleasant - long story short all I needed in that tough moment was for this Barista Chick to say something anything to help me along she never spoke a word, my cartoon real inside my head decided to start to play… and I wanted to throw my coffee in her face this is how mad I got by the end of the so called happy jo experience, well I didn’t - it was a terrible thought but I reminded myself she didn’t make my coffee and it was going to be good and I was truly going to enjoy it, and I did with every sip I reminded myself to enjoy this cup because she never made it and just because she never has bad days doesn’t mean I’d allow her to ruin my coffee. Okay, okay, this may be a rant of a post but sometimes we just need someone to say it’ll be okay or hope your day gets better or hope this coffee cheers you up SOMETHING.

So really who I wanted and who I needed was my husband and his hug his arms around me and the everything’s going to be okay speech from him no one else.

Onto the second portion of ya! a coffee may pick you up for a moment or your ‘Person’s’ hug may pick you up for another moment but I remember turning on the radio and the country station was talking desperate to get out of my head for a moment I heard ‘You will never stop fighting for me song’ and as the lyric sang ‘You are my peace when my mind is at war’ all the words in this song sank in and gave me a lift up, I forgot about that moment until now and the Lord reminded me I’m okay, only God can do this for his people when all things around His children seem to be falling apart.

Everyone’s fall apart days may look different but we all have stuff going on and lately I just can not handle any more on my plate so for a brief moment listening to a song brings hope and whatever you allow to influence your day try not to allow these moments of stacked up misunderstood junk become your day, you decide to positively encounter your day and all will be well.

Jeremiah 29:11-13 NIV. For I know the plans I have for you, “declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all of your heart.