I have been trying so hard to not be a negative person. I really want to focus on the the positive things in life and not allow the devil to steal my joy.
Although, when all six of us got the flu last month, I would be lying if I said it was easy. I found it really hard to see the good in that week. Trying to figure out what God was trying to teach me was not easy.
I really just wanted to cry every day and prayed we could just get some sleep without coughing ALL NIGHT.
Being sleep deprived, without an appetite, and very little energy is depressing. I tried so hard to think of anything good that might come out of this.
After lots of thought I came up with this.....
We saved money on groceries...no one had an appetite.
I did not have to cook every night.
We did not do school that week.
So many things were not happening because we were all sick.
I wanted to find JOY in this very difficult time.
God has been SO good to our family.
Through all of our struggles...
Financially....
Emotionally....
Spiritually....
HE HAS PROVIDED!!!
I have NO COMPLAINTS!
I want to try and acknowledge the good parts and ignore the bad times. I don't like to give the devil credit for all his works. I try to recognize difficult things happen and they didn't come to stay....
"THEY COME TO PASS"
So when life gets hard.....CHOOSE JOY!!!!
To many people miss the silver lining because they are looking for gold.
Find the beauty that God gives us BECAUSE of our circumstances.
Focus on living the best life with what you have in the moment.
