---by Elisabeth Allen from Twenty Three and Soaring
Today started at 6 am. I had a sore throat and felt hot-and-cold. Then I lost my place in the line for the shower. Then I almost missed my breakfast too! Then I felt kind of coldly and fluey and woozey. Then trying to finish my sister's birthday present totally did not work out 'right'. Then there was tuna-fish for lunch ... and I do not love tuna-fish. Not at all. (Sorry if that offends some of you people, who do love tuna-fish!) And then ... and then ... and then ...
Nothing really bad happened ... and for that I am grateful. But nothing really good happened either. It's just been one of those days ... long and tiring, at the end of which I'll be glad to put my head on my pillow, close my eyes and go to sleep ... hoping for a sweeter 'tomorrow'. I think Anne Shirley describes such days as 'Jonah Days'. I was wondering earlier why God allows people (okay ... why He allows me!) to have 'Jonah Days'. I came to the the conclusion that maybe He allows them ...
Today started at 6 am. I had a sore throat and felt hot-and-cold. Then I lost my place in the line for the shower. Then I almost missed my breakfast too! Then I felt kind of coldly and fluey and woozey. Then trying to finish my sister's birthday present totally did not work out 'right'. Then there was tuna-fish for lunch ... and I do not love tuna-fish. Not at all. (Sorry if that offends some of you people, who do love tuna-fish!) And then ... and then ... and then ...
Nothing really bad happened ... and for that I am grateful. But nothing really good happened either. It's just been one of those days ... long and tiring, at the end of which I'll be glad to put my head on my pillow, close my eyes and go to sleep ... hoping for a sweeter 'tomorrow'. I think Anne Shirley describes such days as 'Jonah Days'. I was wondering earlier why God allows people (okay ... why He allows me!) to have 'Jonah Days'. I came to the the conclusion that maybe He allows them ...
- So I'll appreciate good days!
- So I'll keep looking to Him for strength and grace and peace.
- So I'll appreciate Heaven, where I will not have 'Jonah Days'! (Yay!)
And after all ... a 'Jonah Day' is only a 'Jonah Day'. It could have been worse ... much worse! And it too will pass, giving way to tomorrow - which will be all the sweeter after a 'Jonah Day' today!
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