How do you view your glass?

Do you see your glass half empty or half full?

When you wake up, do you say to yourself "I'm thankful for another day," or do you lay there and think "Ughhh, I don't want to get out of bed."

I know I am guilty of the latter more often than not.

We live in a world caught up in day to day priorities and expectations.  We move so fast throughout the day we don't stop to take a breath... Stop to take in the beauty of the life around us.  

We are almost bred to think negatively.  When you watch the news, read the paper or tabloids, or any outlet you choose to stay up to date on current events in the world- you see the negative things, the things that make your stomach turn.  The car wrecks, the abused animals, the child that has died from cancer, the murder that happened in your hometown, and people are drawn to those stories.  

And for every five or six gut-wrenching stories, there may be one or two feel good, positive impact stories. You hear less and less about the good in the world all the time because we have evolved into a world full of worry and doubt, and we forget there is so much to be thankful for.  We forget that life has many more ups than it does downs, and we forget that if we all threw our problems into a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab our problems back.

But all it takes is a little change in perspective to realize that this life you live isn't as half empty as we tend to see it at times.

So I am challenging myself to remember that no matter how bad of a day I may be having, or no matter what season of life I may be in, that my day, my season, my life- is always half full.

We need to remind ourselves:

When you are paying your mortgage or rent and complaining about bills--- Someone doesn't have a roof over their head, a bed to sleep in, or electricity to keep them warm at night.

When you have to sit in traffic on your way to work or deal with a bad boss or co-worker--- Someone is out of work and praying for the job you are complaining about.

When you're having a bad hair day and you are frustrated that it doesn't look just right--- Someone is waking up to hair loss or purchasing a wig due to chemo treatments.

When your kids destroy their play room or throw a fit in public and you want to scream--- Someone is fighting infertility or the loss of a child, and would love to be the mom or dad cleaning that play room.

When your parents call too many times, ask too many questions, or try too hard to be in your business--- Someone is longing for that call from a parent they lost way too early.

When a friend, significant other, or spouse angers you or annoys you--- Someone is wishing for someone that cares for them, wishing they didn't feel alone.

When you go out to eat, and don't get the best service or your food isn't as good as you had hoped--- Someone doesn't have enough money for groceries and will go to bed without dinner.

When you have a bad day--- Someone out there had a worse day.

Life is a matter of how you look at it. We can choose to start and end our day thankful regardless of the things that are going wrong.  It's all a matter of perspective.  If you look down into your glass from above, the glass looks more empty... But, if you stand below and look up into the glass, you will see it looks more full.

That same logic can be used when thinking about God.  When you try and put yourself above God, you see Him as such a small portion of your life, but if you look up to Him, you will see how full He can make your life.  So if you are in a season of negativity, a season of hard times, look up to God, hold your cup above your line of sight, and you will see that your cup can always be half full.  It's just a matter of how you look at it.  A matter of perspective.

So how do you view your glass? Half empty or half full?

Me?  If I really have to think about it- my cups runs over!!

Love,
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