Those Days and Those Times

Hey guys!

       Wow...sophomore year already! My the time has flown by! I remember the beginning of freshman year and how in the middle of it I started this blog. The time has really flown by. I'm almost a year older, hopefully wiser and less naïve than I was on the first day. I hope that I have grown closer to the Lord through the struggles of the first season of high school. And I am glad that He has given me this opportunity to share what insight to the world that He gives me with all of you. The other day I took a look at the page views by country and I found it so unbelievable that I had readers from around the globe. So I am very thankful to all who read this meager blog, and how I have been able to see God work through my blog to spread this throughout the world. So if you think that I don't see your reading or that I don't notice my readers, that is so far from the truth. I want to thank you all for making this happen and giving me a reason to continue.
May this make you think,

Jen

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There are days when we can put smiles on our faces, when we can walk with backs straight, shoulders squared, head up and a heart praising God.

And there are days when we walk, our bags weighing us down, eyes looking at the ground, shoulders slumped, and backs crooked. There are days when the pain shows on our faces, when the smile doesn't quite reach our eyes, an our eyes are empty and void of the life that once sparkled there.

There are days and times when our smiles are contagious, and or eyes are windows to the joy in our hearts. Those are the times when we raise our our hands in the air and praise God for today. There are days when we feel we are on top of the mountain, with our hands touching God's. When He feels so close, and our prayers seem heard and answered, when we are so full of joy. 

And then there are the broken days, when we are lost and alone, when we crave love and affection. When the void between our perfect and holy God and sinful, fallen man seems too wide for even our Savior to breach it's chasm.

The more broken we are, and the more broken we feel inside, the more lost, lonely, and desperate, that is what makes us need Hime the most; that utter lack of something, that unconquerable void is what leads us closer and closer to the God who loves.

And it's those broken days, those days that we hurt that make all the good days worthwhile, and that make us stronger, that gives us the will and the strength to conquer the next obstacle in the ever challenging life of a child of God.