Rain or Shine.

Seven in the morning. That is when my eyes shot open today. Trust me, it was not voluntary. I would've bet money a tornado was whirling about outside my window. It was just rain, yet suddenly I was in a bad mood. I was going to have to walk to my classes in RAIN?! (Like OMG. I just like can't even..)  Literally had not even started my day and already I was slightly ticked off because the weather conditions.

It's just funny to me how the smallest things can happen and all of the sudden your entire day is snowballing into "the worst day ever". Maybe it's just me and my slightly fabricated spin I put on things.....nah. It's you too. You know it's true. When you start complaining to someone about how bad your day has been you probably add in your long list of complaints, "AND it's raining."(How dare God not make every single day sunny...)

If you believe in God's sovereignty then you believe that God is 100% fully aware that it is raining outside right now...AND not only did he make it rain, but he allowed it to rain for a reason. Maybe God wanted to see how many people would wake up like I did and complain for 5 minutes before getting out of bed in comparison to how many people would wake up and say "Thank you Jesus for another day to serve you and jump in rain puddles." (called OUT)

Why do we let such minuscule things in our life have such a tight grip on the happiness of our day?

Music. It's a beautiful day. Not a cloud in the sky. Finish classes. Just ate Panda Express. Feeling good. (Maybe not that good...)You get back to your dorm room and no one is in there. Lights are off. You turn on your computer and tap that Pandora button. First radio station on is Coldplay. Don't even think about getting me wrong, I love me some Coldplay, but nothing brings the mood lower than that band. One song and suddenly all you wanna do is watch movies all day and Instagram coffee with a sappy quote.

Same day happens, but instead of Coldplay playing first, who pops up? Uh oh.......it's yo guh KE$HA! And just like that you're painting your face and feeling like P-Diddy. The rest of your day is most likely gonna be full of spunk.

It's just comical to me how things like music or the weather can be so influential because they shouldn't matter. God sent Jesus to die on a cross so that we can live. We make that previous sentence way too casual. Jesus DIED a painful, long death for YOU. He was thinking of YOUR name. He was dying for YOU. And He didn't have to. He had zero obligations. You didn't do anything to deserve it. He did it strictly out of love. THAT, that right there should be our constant joy everyday.

We need to quit letting our joy be determined by the tiniest events in our day. Maybe we start looking at why God allows for little things to happen instead of complaining about them.

He has a reason behind EVERY single thing he allows in your day. Whether it's you cracking your phone or tripping in class, He has a hidden agenda. ("Sneaky brown noser with a hidden agenda" #LizzieMcguire....you SO were thinking that too.)

I like wondering what God is doing. Why he allows what he allows in my life may not make sense and may seem pointless, but I am quite sure it is important in some way, shape or fashion. I think he likes keeping us on our toes.

God is in control of it all. Period.

If our joy is truly found in the cross, we have NO excuse to not be full of JOY everyday...rain or shine.

“For you shall go out in JOY and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands."
       Isaiah 55:12