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A devotional I did a week or so ago on a friend's devotional site.

This week's devotional:

All the days of the afflicated are evil, but he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast. --Proverbs 15:15

Application:

I'm sure you're all familiar with the type of person that walks around all day acting as if they're having a terrible life. Yet, when you ask the person how their day is, it actually sounds pretty good. You know, maybe God has shown them something really cool or something praise-worthy happened, or just nothing bad has happened to them. Yet, they aren't happy, they ain't feeling the love, and surely they don't realize what God's doing for them. This goes far beyond the glass is half empty mentality. It's more of a glass might be half empty, but it sure looks a lot worse from here mentality. Yet, the Bible teaches us in so many ways that we are to be thankful for each and every day, regardless of whether some people might qualify it as bad or good. God wants us to see that He is with us each day, as our Best Friend, our Father, and our greatest Advocate. No matter what happens in our lives - the good, the bad, or the ugly - He is with us and He will help us to get through it. So, next time you're feeling blue, remember that God just wants you to feel a little love, and some tenderness.... This message was brought to you by the letter T, the color red, and the number 42.

Don't ever wait to give an apology. First off, you'll feel better once you've apologized. Secondly, the person you apologized to will (hopefully!) feel better as well. Sounds like a win-win situation to me. However, I'm not implying that you should do it for selfish reasons. There is no point in holding on to anger / frustration / hurt--they only get worse over time. Let go, He doesn't want us to hold on to these things. Just let Him take them like He wants to.

If you hadn't guessed, this comes on my giving a long-needed apology to a friend I care very much about. God really put it on my heart tonight to go through with it (not that He hasn't been urging me for the past three weeks) and I did. I just hope that it isn't too late (*shakes head* even the pessimist in me doesn't see that happening) and that she'll forgive me.

I was talking to someone yesterday about Mondays. Like I said previously, I don't have a problem with Mondays. Yesterday was actually quite cool. I have a cold right now and usually I'd be complaining like crazy. Well, while I can't say that I'm not complaining, I can say that God is helping me to be optimistic and that I know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel (and to quote my step-mom) and it ain't a freight train. I'll get better, life will continue, and I'll get sick some other time and hopefully will have learned from this. When I woke up yesterday, God really just helped me to feel better and see the beauty in the day He created, even in my semi-though-not-as-much-as-usual-miserable state. I love God when He does cool stuff like that. :)