Today: This is good.

Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
strokes make clean the innermost parts.
Proverbs 20:30

For I know the plans I have for you, declares

the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil,
to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11

This is a good thing! It’s hard to say it when

we think things couldn’t possibly get any worse.
You can’t quite get that bolt to fit into its hole,
the food got burned, you finish the work on the car
and realize you’ve got a left-over plug that you’re not
sure where it goes, the job is stressful, it’s starting to rain,
you’re out of gas, and it’s so hot outside.

These are good things!

It sounds like a completely insane thing to say, but

THESE ARE GOOD THINGS! God has given all of us hurdles,
obstacles, and challenges to overcome because He knows
they will help us grow and learn. Sometimes we get frustrated
by them, other times we breeze through them without any problems.

Find the peace that comes with accepting the absolutely

crazy idea that these are good things. Be comforted in looking back
at age 90 and being able to say “I wouldn’t change a single thing”.

These are good things. Today will be a good day.