First Response

We all have bad days. None of us are immune to issues that cause anger or frustration or pain. But how should we deal with these days? Should we hide in a corner? Should we call all our friends and express our anguish and our woes? Should we confront the issue? I say none of the above. We should pray first.

If God is our Lord, He needs to be our first source of help. We need to rely on His wisdom and guidance. Sure we may have godly friends who give wonderful advice; but God should be our first-response team. Our godly friends can participate later.

Will God answer right away? It really depends on the situation. But when we entrust our cares and concerns to Him, He will take the circumstance and work it for His glory. Giving Him the problem helps to strengthen us because we are sharing it with Someone big enough to handle anything and everything.

The prophet Jeremiah had many bad days. Yet He wrote in Lamentation 3:22-23, "Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness."

You can have a new morning after a bad day. But you must first give your problem to the Lord.