Recipe for Cheerfulness

Ever have one of those days where it's just hard to be cheerful? I sure have! There doesn't have to be a specific reason for that feeling, but it just seems harder to be cheery than sad. Or maybe you do have a reason, maybe you are extra sleepy, or someone said something to upset you, or you found out you did bad on a test, there are thousands of possibilities!

Today when I felt like there was no reason to be cheerful, I remembered that I DID have a reason to be cheerful! Jesus loves ME!!!!! While it seems simple, to know that the Lord of All loves little me, is pretty spectacular! Once I had remembered this simple truth, it made me realize that God is so much bigger than anything that I could be going through, and He will keep me safe and protect me! After I thought about this, I decided to keep my eyes and ears open for something that would cheer me up. (See, I do this thing where I ask God to show me things to show His love for me! And you know what? He ALWAYS shows me something! I just have to keep my eyes open!) So, on my way to my next class something happened that made me smile, and then someone said something that made me laugh. God is so good! And even when we feel like there is no reason to be cheerful, if we keep our eyes and ears open, God can point out something little that can turn our day into a day full of cheerfulness!