Reflections from December—Part 3: One of THOSE Days

Today was one of those days where nothing goes right.  I spent all weekend reading a book so I could write reviews for one of my professor’s blogs.  Not so subtly I was hoping to advertise for this blog with my posts (not even three weeks of blogging and I’m already trying to steal from other people’s blogs—pitiful I know).

I spent all night working on writing posts that I thought would attract new readers.  At 5:30 AM I was ready to post my little masterpieces.

I click on the “post” button and I get an error message.  “No problem” I think to myself, “I’ll just repost” (on my first day of blogging I learned the importance of typing posts in a word document and then cutting and pasting—I guarantee otherwise that frustration will ensue).

I click the “post” button again.  This time I get a message that I’ve already posted the exact same post.  So, I put my trust in a computer and collapse into bed dreaming of all the new visitors I would have today.

About an hour into class I get this sinking feeling that maybe my computer lied to me.  At a break in the class I go and explain my mornings adventures with my professor.  He looks at me like, “Sure you were working on it this morning and not right now in class.”

He checks the site and sure enough my posts are not there.

My stomach sinks, “weekend wasted”  (who am I kidding, I wouldn’t have gone out anyways). 

So, it was one of those days.

That is what I like about Psalm 27.  Though it talks about patiently believing the Lord will act and about following his light; it also talks about the bullshit of life.

The second and third verses read, “When evil doers assail me to devour my flesh—my adversaries and foes—they shall stumble and fall.  Though an army encamp against me; my heart shall not fear.  Though war rise up against me; yet I am confident.”

Although I think my computer hates me I’m pretty sure it won’t try to devour my flesh.  In comparison, the guy that wrote this was having the world’s worst “one of those days.”  People are trying to eat him (I know this is poetic language by the way), and there are armies and war all around him.  That’s messed up.

And yet, he confidently is willing to follow where the Lord leads, believes that somehow at the end of all this there will be goodness, and is willing to patiently wait for the Lord to act.