Today Was A Good Day

Music. Hey everyone, welcome to Dear Yahweh. And here we're just unpacking biblical truths, I'm sharing personal experiences, and I'm diving into real life testimonies of faith.

Together we're going to explore how God's word guides us through every season of our lives, helping us grow, heal, and also walk boldly in his love.

Maybe this is exactly what you need, Real talk, real faith, and a whole lot of Jesus. Music. It's season four. Welcome back, guys. I'm so excited to be back. I mean, I've been sitting here like, Lord, when are you going to have me do an episode? So because I feel like people are people, people are going to forget about me. And, you know, he's right on time, on time, all the time.

So, yeah, I'm just I'm just happy to be back, y'all. And listen, you know, I'm excited to see what he has in store for this season. You know, we're always diving into faith. We're diving into healing, real life experiences, testimonies. And the truth is, no matter what we face, God is still God. okay? In the highs and the lows and even the moments where we feel both of them at the same time, okay? And that's exactly what today's episode is actually about, y'all. Today was a good day.

That's the name of the episode. Man, if I could just leave that, I think I would just leave it at that and let y'all just run with it. But I got so much to talk about and I'm gonna try to sum it up as best as I can in my little 20 minutes that I got with y'all. But before we go any further. I really need to be honest with you. Good days aren't always easy, and sometimes they're even harder than the bad ones, okay?

Seriously, I said today, I was like, hard days are hard, but the good days are harder. So, with that being said, today, I was walking in my purpose. I was walking boldly in my purpose. I feel like I walk boldly in my purpose every day, but today was something. Something was different about today. I don't know what it was. And, you know, some of y'all know I'm a counseling intern. And I just had one of those days where I could just feel God's presence.

Like, everywhere I turned, I just felt the Lord. I just felt the Lord today. And it wasn't just any other day. Like it wasn't just going through the motions. It was one of those days where I knew without a doubt, like I was walking in what God called me to be and what he called me to do. There were moments today that reminded me of why I started this journey. And then the kinds of moments that don't just confirm your calling, but affirm your soul.

And that's literally what I felt. Like I felt just, I couldn't think of the word. I kept saying, I don't want to say validate. Like I really felt affirmed. By God in what I was doing and how I was helping and just seeing the change in real time. Have you ever seen something just happen in real time? Yeah, it was one of those moments.

Anyways, and yeah, it just hit me that I really love this. It's not just a surface level way, but this is really what I'm going to do for the rest of my life is help people, help the youth, to help kids. And this is what I was created for, you know? And I know it's just the beginning, but I'm excited. However, like, this day was wrapped up in a lot of stuff. Like, there were some things that happened that I was not expecting to happen. I picked up the phone and called my dad.

And y'all know my dad is no longer here. So me calling him and then knowing I'm only going to leave a voicemail that's just going to sit in that inbox and never be heard is crazy.

To me it sounds crazy but I mean realistically it was it was something that I don't know I didn't expect me to do and you know I just said dad today was a good day and I told him a little bit more about some other things that I'm not going to get into right now but I really just wanted to call him and tell him how great of a day I had and it reminded me of the times that I would call him and tell him, like, dad, I had such a great day.

And he'd be like, tell me more. And I'm telling him about it. And, you know, I just shared all of that. I mean, I cried, of course, because I'm a big baby. And I like to cry because, you know, crying is therapeutic and God catches tears. But, you know, it wasn't just a good day, but good days hurt so much more, y'all.

So these hard days, like I said, hard days are hard, but good days, good days are even harder. You expect the hard days to be heavy and you brace yourself for them and kind of think you know what's coming. But for the good days, this just reminded me of what I was missing. I'm missing my dad. He's missing these moments. And I'm missing. Yeah, it's like I just wish she was here to witness seeing this in my life, seeing these things happening in my life.

And, you know, it's just a reminder that joy and grief aren't opposites. They coexist. And it's kind of strange how grief works. To me, it's just weird. Like, one minute you think you processed it, next minute you're at peace with it, and suddenly you're not at all. So it's just kind of all over the place. But guess what, guys? Something that hit me today while I was sitting down, that God is in this too.

God is in the in-between of the joy and the grief, the happiness, the sadness, the good and the bad. He's right there with you. One of my favorite scriptures, I think I've said it multiple times on this podcast, is Psalm 34, 18. The Lord is near the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. And sometimes we don't even realize that the brokenness isn't always loud. It's something, you know, it doesn't always look like weeping in the middle of the night or breaking down.

You know, it doesn't look like that all the time. Sometimes brokenness is reaching for your phone only to remember you won't get an answer. Sometimes brokenness is standing in the middle of a beautiful moment, feeling an ache you can't quite put words into. But even in that, God is there. So how do we hold on to the joy when it comes to that underlining grief? How do we celebrate those good days when we also are reminded of what's missing? Think about Jesus.

Think about the story of Lazarus, how Mary and Martha sent the word to Jesus that their brother was sick and how Jesus waited before going to them and how by the time he arrived, Lazarus had already been dead. And when Jesus saw Mary weeping, he wept too. Even though he knew he was about to raise Lazarus up from the dead, even though he knew the joy was on the other side of this pain, he still let himself feel the weight of that moment.

That really tells us something important, that feeling pain of absence doesn't mean we lack faith. It means we're human. Even Jesus, knowing full well the victory that was about to come, still took the time to weep. So if you're ever feeling, you know, guilty for not being able to fully enjoy a good day because part of it still aches, let it be a reminder that Jesus made space for both too.

Like, I look at this story so many different ways. Like, this lesson, it's just so crazy how you see it in so many different ways. And today was one of those days that I saw it differently. So, yeah, if anything, today really taught me that walking in your calling doesn't remove the weight of loss, but it does give it purpose. And even though I couldn't hear back from my dad, I know that the call I did answer and the call that I know, well, not even call, the, how do I say it?

Not even the call, but the call that I did answer, the one from God, is greater than anything that I could have ever imagined.

I don't know what moment you're holding on to today And maybe you've experienced a victory that felt bittersweet I don't know Maybe you found yourself smiling through tears like me, Or maybe you just picked up the phone to call And knowing that you'll never get a return, I don't know if that's you But I want you to know that God sees you That God hears you And that he's with you He sees the joy. He sees the grief. He sees the faith.

And it takes so much to move forward, even when it hurts. And he's right there in it with you. Another scripture that comes to mind right now as I'm doing this is Romans 8, 28. And we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Not everything is going to make sense. And that doesn't mean we won't have days that joy and sorrow are mixed together in a way that is hard to explain. But it does mean that God is working.

So here's my challenge, because y'all know I like to send challenges out.

The next time you have a good day, take a moment to pause, sit in it, feel it, and thank God for it, even if it comes with tears. Because reality is good days aren't promised every single one is a gift and even when they hurt they're still a reminder that God is moving that he is faithful and that he's still writing our story so today today was a good day. Music.

Thanks for joining me today on Dear Yahweh. I hope this episode has blessed you and given you something to reflect on as you continue your walk with Jesus. If you've enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe, leave a comment or two, and then share it with someone that needs encouragement. And remember, you can always visit my website, crystalclearfaith.com, where you can purchase journals, sign up for mentorship, as well as prayer sessions with me one-on-one.

Until next time, stay rooted in his word and never forget, I love you, but Jesus loves you more.