A little bit of hope

Does it ever seem like no matter what you do there is always a challenge, always someone that wants you to fail, that after every hard time, another one comes along? I have been feeling just like that lately. I know it may seem really stupid and throughly immature for me to let people's opinions get to me, but I did it and I continue to do it over and over again.

With today being another snow day and me having a case of the sniffles, I thought that today would be very unproductive and boring. But who says that just because we can't leave our rooms and we are sick that we have to wallow in self pity? ...yea exactly, nobody says that!! It has been this idea that has been instilled in us for so long that we accept it and put it into practice. (Note: when you are sick you must rest, but you shouldn't intentionally be lazy, that is a huge no-no and will lead to a couch potato syndrome.)

I started my day off with the laziness and the "poor me..someone has attacked my whole personality and they are making my like miserable and I am just going to stay in bed all day and be a bum!" But that all changed after I realized: a) I have a lot of homework to do, and b) I am not going to let what someone said bring me down like a skydiver with a whole in their chute. Oh and c) My unorganized mess of a room was getting to me to the point that I couldn't put it off any longer.

All of this brings me to my main "pensamiento" today... there are going to be hard times, friends. There will be days when people criticize you and tear you apart and nothing seems to be going your way, but (yes! seeing that little conjunction is always happy..in this sentence at least) we can't let those bad times keep us from living our lives. We can't just say "Oh well, she really hurt my feelings so I am going to go to my room and pout for a week."

No way jose! Not gonna happen, when we respond with that kind of attitude we are letting the enemy win, we are allowing him to work in us instead of the One that should be. So, when/if you are having a downright bad day, don't just give in to how society tells us to act or respond to the situation ( which is wallowing in self-pity). But try turning to God and finding your hope in Him. His hope will never leave, and it will always be there...no matter what.

So, not only am I telling you all about this, I am living it as well. I finally dragged myself out of bed, cleaned and organized my room, then I figured out exactly what homework I needed to get done today; pretty shocking how I did a 180 like that right? Well, it is solely because I went to the One that loves me for me and won't ask me to look ugly or to dress hideously so certain people will think I'm not pretty and in return not notice me. He loves me for me and I love Him more than ever, because I have my hope in Him.

If you feel hopeless, alone or just unsure about what is next; go to Him and He will lead and guide you. -EmilyAnn