Focus on the Light ❤

Hey hey hey ma frens :D

So with the whole hype over the.... ugh I'm sick of even hearing the word... the COVID-19 disease, people are really starting to get down. I'm no exception. It is a sad fact that so many people are dying and that so many events are canceled. In truth, I'm still kinda sad about the fact that I did not get to wear my beautiful prom dress yesterday and dance all night with my friends.

But is that something that I really need to be focusing on?

Sure, feelings are natural. It's ok to, well, feel feelings. But when you let those feelings rule how you speak and act, that's when you know things have gotten out of hand.

one does not simply mope

Seriously though! With all the bad things happening in this broken world, we have to find the balance! If there are things in this world that are right, search them out! Write them down! Take a sharpie to your hand to remind yourself that you are blessed!

Some people do have harder lives than others. But EVERYWHERE, God's blessings can be seen. Sometimes you have to look really hard. Sometimes you have to dig very deep!

...does that sound like mining for jewels? 😊

Having trouble seeing the good? Let me help you out.

You're not dead yet.

It is a tragedy that so many people die every day--from COVID-19 and other causes. But if you're reading this right now, you are still alive! What a blessing! :) Life is beautiful. So praise God for it!

YOU

ARE

SO BLESSED!!! 

God loves you! He made this beautiful world, and you are still alive in it! Thank Him for another day to sing His praises in your daily life!

Even though people die every day, even though things ARE wrong in this world, and even though, yes, sometimes we have to come to grips with things going against the will of God--we are not called to focus on the bad all the time!

Psalm 34 begins with these beautiful words:

I will bless the LORD at all times;

his praise shall be always in my mouth.

My soul will glory in the LORD;

let the poor hear and be glad.

Magnify the LORD with me;

and let us exalt his name together.

~Psalm 34:2-4


As the kids say these days: What a mood 😎

Don't ignore the sadness of the world. But don't let it become the focus of your life. ❤

What has gone right in your world today? What are you most especially thankful for right now? Feel free to share! :)