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Be glad // Alegre-se


Today I woke up with a lot of pain in my neck going through my upper back, my trapezium is killing me. That’s ok. Fibromyalgia knows each muscle in my body, and it chooses one of each to bother me. That’s ok, at least I have muscles, at least the pain is in my muscles and not in my heart or my internal organs. Sometimes it is incapacitating. Like today, I thought I wouldn’t be able to get up of bed. I think I spent most of the night feeling the pain. Ok, why am I talking about my pain? Because the verse of my day will be this one: “this is the day that the LORD has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalms 118: 24).

Have I lost my mind? I can assure you that no, I have not. Although I am not feeling 100%, I have food, shelter over my head (and it is raining today in San Diego), I have clothes, a cat, and things to do. It will be a little bit harder, but not with my strength but with the strength that Jesus gives me every day, I will get through this day, and I am rejoicing!

Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Can you? Even with all your problems and difficulties? Can you rejoice and be glad? Has God not allowed you to wake up this morning? How many people die in their sleep? How many people throughout the world do not have bread and a cup of coffee in the morning to start the day? If you are reading this, I am sure you are a privileged person in so many ways. Have you ever thought about it?

This day was made by the LORD, has it not started as you had planned? Sorry to hear that, maybe you should trust in the LORD this day first, and whatever comes in your way you could deal with grace and joy. Think about the opportunities you will miss if you insist on dwelling in your disappointment? Can you talk about it with someone? Maybe someone has something special to say to you.

My husband goes biking to his work (part of the way, at least) and as I said, it is raining in San Diego (a rare thing), and he got soaked, and his lunch fell and now he has no lunch. But if he chooses to dwell in his anger, he will probably miss opportunities to have lunch with somebody and have a nice talk. Still, it is his choice. But this is a day that LORD has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.

God is giving you one more chance to make things right, to choose differently, to look up and be grateful. He is not the one to blame for your bad choices; He is giving you a new day, a new opportunity to try something new and be glad.

Rain is good, it waters the dry land and makes the seed to sprout. It is not to be cursed. It is to be welcomed. Whatever your climate situation right now, just be grateful. It will make your heart feel better. Be grateful for each little thing that has happened today and will happen, eventually. Face them with a grateful heart and be glad in it.

Turn on the radio or put some joyful songs on, and feel better.
Hoje acordei com muita dor no pescoço passando pela parte superior das costas, meu trapézio está me matando. Isso está ok. A fibromialgia conhece cada músculo do meu corpo e escolhe cada um para me incomodar. Tudo bem, pelo menos eu tenho músculos, pelo menos a dor está nos meus músculos e não no meu coração ou nos meus órgãos internos. Às vezes é incapacitante. Como hoje, pensei que não seria capaz de me levantar da cama. Acho que passei a maior parte da noite sentindo a dor. Ok, por que estou falando da minha dor? Porque o versículo do meu dia será este: “este é o dia que o SENHOR fez, regozijemo-nos e nos alegremos nele. (Salmos 118: 24).

Eu perdi a cabeça? Posso garantir que não, não perdi. Embora eu não esteja me sentindo 100%, tenho comida, abrigo na cabeça (e hoje chove em San Diego), tenho roupas, um gato e outras coisas para fazer. Vai ser um pouco mais difícil, mas não com a minha força, mas com a força que Jesus me dá todos os dias, vou passar por esse dia e estou me regozijando!

Vamos nos alegrar e ser felizes com isso. Você pode? Mesmo com todos os seus problemas e dificuldades? Você pode se regozijar e se alegrar? Deus não permitiu que você acordasse esta manhã? Quantas pessoas morrem enquanto dormem? Quantas pessoas no mundo não têm pão e uma xícara de café pela manhã para começar o dia? Se você está lendo isso, tenho certeza de que você é uma pessoa privilegiada de muitas maneiras. Você já pensou sobre isso?

Este dia foi feito pelo Senhor, não começou como você havia planejado? Lamento ouvir isso, talvez você deva confiar no Senhor primeiro hoje, e, o que quer que esteja no seu caminho, você poderá lidar com graça e alegria. Pense nas oportunidades que você perderá se insistir em ficar desapontado? Você pode falar sobre isso com alguém? Talvez alguém tenha algo especial para lhe dizer.

Meu marido vai de bicicleta para o trabalho (pelo menos uma parte do caminho) e, como eu disse, está chovendo em San Diego (uma coisa rara), e ele ficou encharcado, e o almoço caiu e agora ele não tem almoço. Mas se ele optar por ficar com raiva, provavelmente perderá oportunidades de almoçar com alguém e ter uma boa conversa. Ainda assim, a escolha é dele. Mas este é o dia que o SENHOR fez; nos regozijemos e nos alegramos com isso.

Deus está lhe dando mais uma chance de corrigir as coisas, escolher de maneira diferente, olhar para cima e agradecer. Ele não é o culpado por suas más escolhas; Ele está lhe dando um novo dia, uma nova oportunidade de experimentar algo novo e ser feliz.

A chuva é boa, rega a terra seca e faz a semente brotar. Não é para ser amaldiçoado. É para ser bem-vindo. Seja qual for a sua situação climática, apenas seja grato. Isso fará seu coração se sentir melhor. Seja grato por cada pequena coisa que aconteceu hoje e que eventualmente acontecerá. Enfrente-os com um coração agradecido e alegre-se.

Ligue o rádio ou coloque algumas músicas alegres e sinta-se melhor.


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