Psalm 34

I would like to begin by declaring my love for rain as is a blessing to my soul!

Unfortunately this hasn't always been my attitude/feel towards the rain. As of last evening I don't think I could be any more bitter against anything else! We (as in those of us in Wisconsin) enjoyed the blessing of a monsoon yesterday ALL DAY and NIGHT LONG! After being completely, thoroughly drenched 3 times in 3 separate changes of clothes, being stranded without an umbrella for most of the day, my cell phone being ruined, the few new books I do have now soggy, my jump drive no longer being recognized on any computers on campus and a severe lacking in homework completion I had a pretty rotten attitude last night. If there was anything that could make my day worse, it happened!



I was first rebuked by my sweet sister, I shared with her how upset I was about my day and she so nonchalantly says to me "um... those are pretty silly things to be upset over don't you think?" (You're right Hannah, they were!) Then, while sharing my woes with my dear friend, Lianna she kindly reminded me of Psalm 34. What a rebuke! His praise should continually be in my mouth!? Even on days like today!? Yes, it should! All evening my attitude was so rotten because I was focusing on myself rather than on the Lord and his goodness to me. Out of all the "bad" yesterday I had so much to be thankful for. I have absolutely no reason to complain and ultimately when I step back and put things in prospective nothing of great consequence occurred yesterday. I was so upset over such trivial non-sense. I hold on so tight to "things" that really do not matter. I am so grateful for how God uses people to not only encourage us but also help re-direct us back to Him and recognize how distorted our perspectives can be.