Smile

Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you." - Luke 17:20-21

It's been a rough couple of weeks. Not that I am surprised, because I knew it would be. I am very tired all the time and feel like I am constantly behind. I feel discouraged a lot of the time because I know that I am not doing either one of my jobs as well as I could be. On top of that, my car was towed to the city yesterday because it keeps dying on me. I find myself more and more wanting Christ to return in all His glory and end all these trials and tribulations. But the truth is, if I just think about it, I already have the Spirit of God living within me. Since I know that is true, then why I do allow myself to feel defeated and discouraged? There is no good reason. It is somewhat ironic that as I am writing this, I am listening to the song, "Smile" by Tony Bennett and Barbara Streisand. The main point of the song is that no matter what is happening in your life, just smile. Knowing that Christ is living in my heart should cause me to smile in all situations. As Psalm 94:19 says, "In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul." :)