Look around

Alright, while I have absolutely no right, I am just going to vent for a moment. I am tired of the rain. It has rained so much this winter season, with a days-long deluge beginning today and ending who knows when. The kids can't get out and play, there is mud and mess everywhere, it is frustrating.

Yes, I know it could be A LOT worse. I know there are areas of our country that have had incessant snow, extreme cold, and a bitter winter season. And, I feel for them, too. It is aggravating at times that we can't get a pretty day, a decent day to go out and enjoy. There have been a few days here and there but it was still extremely muddy. But, I am just complaining, which is neither comely nor productive nor justified.

Today's word is Psalm 55:22, ESV, which reads, "Cast your burden on the LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved."

Even when we are having a bad day, a bad season, we can trust that GOD has it all in His hand. He isn't oblivious to our situation. He isn't apathetic to our feelings. He isn't unaware of our frustrations. We may try to hide them and act like everything is just fine, BUT, He knows it all, even those things we complain about in our heads. We can cast our burden, our struggles, our complaints, our frustrations on Him; He will help us through.

Yeah, it has been a frustratingly wet winter. It has had its very dark days. But, we have accomplished some inside work that we had been wanting to get done. We have had a couple of evenings that we could sit down as a family and enjoy a clean, wholesome movie. While all this incessant rain has caused its problems and inconveniences, GOD has given us moments of joy and happiness. It's amazing what you can "see", if you just lift your head and look around.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T