Don't Worry, Be Happy.

I truly had an eventful week. Playing phone and email tag with my career coordinator working on having my internship site approved. Moving around on the job due to a shift change. Challenges with my friends and family. Oh, and let's not forget that my computer had 837 virus within only two months of me having it. What a great week right? This is what could and maybe should encompass a "bad week". No. After being burdened down for Monday-Friday, today (Saturday), I was on my way to class and still feeling horrible. I put in the Be Lifted album(Bethel, Brian and Jenn Johnson) and begin to praise God. Actually opening my mouth to sing a praise felt like pushing an elephant on a gigantor swing set. Once I got pass my feelings, God showed me why I was stuck in such a heavy place. My mouth.

...And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. James 3:6

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Between all the events that I experienced this week, I realize all my confessions were negative. It was like I turned off the positive switch in my brain and all I knew what to say was negative. So while he was showing me that I begin to repent. Repent for allowing myself to rest in the negativity. I mean, you have to be honest with yourself and face those challenging and yes, sometimes negative circumstances, but you don't allow it to beat you down and then stay there. Unacceptable. Sometimes the people closest to you suffer and they may need as much encouragement as you do! Complaining + murmuring= frustration, anxiety, mood swings etc.

Philippians 4:6-7

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

I got the gist of everything before the semicolon, but apparently I wasn't applying the rest. It says "Tell God what you need..." I was so busy trying to figure things out on my own, when all I needed was His wisdom. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble, Come close to God and he will Come close to you. (James 4:6-7) Also I needed to "thank him for all he has done." I get it! Reflecting on what God has done,( there are like a katrillion great things He has done in my life, big and small) surely he could be faithful in my present situations!

After I activated Philippians 4:6-7, this morning, I was at peace. I threw off the garment of heaviness and put on the garment of praise. Besides, that one plus it makes me look better and it brings out my eyes.

Philippians 4:8-9... Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise...Then the peace of God will be with you.

The average day dreamer who sits and day dreams about swimming in money or being a star of a movie, doesn't come out of it slapping everybody angry and upset (depending on their mental condition) So think HAPPY! Think about what God has in store for you! Those deep, passionate desires He has placed on the inside of you :) Fix your thoughts on that.

P.S. indulge yourself with a lovely cookies and cream milkshake at Chick-Fila :) Treating yourself at times is always a cool deal!

speaking of happy, check this out :)

love ya!