Yesterday's Prayers

Other days, total success, left and right.

Some days it's all going right, you can't help but smile all the time.

Other days nothing seems to go right, how can I even be happy for anything?

I've felt both recently, some days are back-to-back.

And it's crazy, because on the good days I feel bad for having a bad one - like I really am crazy blessed.

Then on the bad days, I can't get out of my head and see anything properly.

Here's the thing man, every day has a purpose.

Today is what yesterday's prayer for tomorrow was.

Even the bad ones.

Even the bad days hold a gift and blessing that we need for the next one (or maybe in 5 years from now).

See, with the right perspective and understanding of how God works, no day is a wasted day.

Yeah sometimes we wish we could take it all back - BEEN THERE.

Sometimes we wish the day could live on repeat - BEEN THERE.

In God's timing and plans, every day, every experience (even the ones where, out of our own free will, we mess it all up), is ALL part of the story and wonderful journey we're on, called life.

So here's what I'm thinking through today...

I prayed for today.

There is a crazy long list of things that I am experiencing today which I prayed for.

Why would I let the little (and big) challenging things in life get me down?

What about refocusing and seeing the blessings every single day instead?

What about not getting all weird about having a smile on a hard day, and instead, just being transparent and acknowledging the struggle but then putting on a smile because we know that we're living out yesterday's prayer?

That's what I'm wanting to live with ... a smile every day.

I'm living out today what was yesterday's prayer for tomorrow.

What a blessing!