Thankful for the bad days. An odd sentiment I know. But without the bad days, we can't say how good the good days are. Today was a bad day. The day didn't start quite the way I had hoped and it quickly went downhill landing in a depressive episode. I did manage to get a lot of stuff done considering. I have learned not to let my emotional state control my productivity and that I can either lay on the couch and feel bad or get stuff done and still feel bad but at least my to-do list is getting checked off. I couldn't do what I wanted to do, which was sewing. But, I did get today's housework chore and tomorrow's chores done along with most of the laundry washed and dried. So it was a productive day, just not an emotionally good day. I'm trying to remind myself that because I am ahead on housework I will have more time and energy this week to dig into my next sewing project and learn a new photography skill that I need to add to my repertoire.
While walking Blessing tonight and thanking God for the bad days I was also thinking about how we need all the different opposites. Not only do we need the bad days, so that we can know how good the good days are. But we also need bigger/heavier people and smaller people. If we didn't have both then no one would know that they are bigger or smaller because they would not have anything to compare their size to. Hear me out, I'm not talking Instagram comparison, I'm talking healthy realistic comparison. I wouldn't know how small I am unless I had someone bigger to compare myself to. If we were all one size we wouldn't know what size we are. I'm also short, but I only know that because of being around taller people.
Food is also another category where we need both. We need McDonald's to know just how healthy a garden salad is and how good you feel after eating it.
We need both sides of all the categories to appreciate and know the difference between each of these things.
That being said, bad days are not nice at the moment, I'd much rather be in a good mood than on the verge of tears. But that's life sometimes. We also need the bad days so that we remember to rely on the Lord. God also allows hard times and bad things to happen so that not only do we learn to rely on Him, but also so that He can display His power and majesty in our lives. Because it's on our worst days when the doctor gives us bad news and we have to rely on Him all the more for our strength that we see His power. It is on our medium bad days when our emotions are a mess that we get to be reminded that we are not simply robots who go to work, pay bills, eat and sleep. It's on these days that we are reminded that we are human and experience God-given emotions.
So the next time you are having a bad day, as hard as it is, praise the Lord. Thank Him for the bad day. Then start thanking Him for all your blessings and start defeating the lies of the enemy. I know it's not easy or fun, but not everything in life is.
God Bless
~Hannah
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