Keeping it Positive

Today in our regional conference at church, there were some amazing talks.

It felt like each one had a message for me specifically, and I needed to hear each one of them.

I walked out of the meeting with renewed hope for myself, with vigor and energy to change.

I had a great day! We even had my niece and her husband for dinner and dessert, followed

by a fun game of Rummikub. Who remembered that game was so fun?!?

And then this evening, even though I felt an uncertainty in my heart, I followed through on

something I've been meaning to do for a long time.

What might/may have been a blessing may also have been a tool of Satan's to bring me low,

to cause horrible heartbreak and a sense of discouragement and bleakness to my point of view.

I still remember the lessons I've been taught today, and I'm trying to bring my chin up and keep

my eternal perspective but I must admit that sometimes life can be just too hard to face.

And some hurts cannot be erased without the healing power of Christ's atonement.

Knowing that He has felt this hurt, that He can hold my hand and lead me out of it brings

comfort to my soul even as I am awash with grief and pain.