Psalms 77:11-13

11 I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.

12 I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?

This morning I got woke up with my 6 year old son climbing in my bed. It was an hour and half before I had to get up for work, but I found myself not able to go back to sleep. Instead, I begin to remember a time when I would have given anything to have a child in my home. I remembered back before he was born, and my wife and I were told we would never have children. When we would wake up to a quiet house that reminded us of what we couldn’t have. I about started crying because last summer we experienced another miscarriage and even though God had already blessed us with two children and I knew that God had his reasons for everything that we go through, I found myself dwelling on the pain that it brought. Even though we are pregnant again, I still could not shake the pain. I struggled with getting back on my feet. Then this morning I gave the pain and all the heart ache to God. I begin to look at my 2 boys and begin to thank God for them. I looked at my pregnant wife and begin to thank God for her. I stopped looked at the moment of pain and started looking back at the wonderful miracles God had already done in my life. If you are struggling because you can’t look past in your life, I urge you to try to look at the wonders God has already done. You can say that there is no beauty, but I promise you that if you stop looking for the negative in life and instead look to all the beauty God has given us your mind will change. God has given us the beautiful sound of a child’s laughter, the testimony of the recovered addict, the testimony of the sinner saved by grace, and so much more that I could spend all day explaining it to you. Remember that even though times get tough and pain and hurt is inevitable, God will use it to build your testimony to help the next ones about to go through the same struggle. So, look to the wonders of God and don’t fall into the slump that I did.