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Everyday should be a Jesus day, where you bask in the presence of God and look upon every person and everything with the perspective of Christ.

When you walk through the school hallway or wherever you are employed and

are unable to keep the joy that is inside of your heart contained.

Perhaps sitting in McDonalds having a pepsi, as my pastor does; spending time in

the Lord's presence.

Just being.

A "Jesus day" is not achieved I suppose.

I believe that a Jesus day comes out of praying and reading the Bible; worshiping even when it fails to come easy. Even when you don't want to.

Today was not a Jesus day. At all.

Well, maybe in the beginning it was.

After that, probably about lunch time or the beginning of my Bio test,

I discovered, it was not a Jesus day.

No matter how much I desired it to be.

No matter the strong want of it all.

It just wasn't.

All of our days should be led with the thought  " I will rejoice in the Lord even when circumstances fail to meet my quota" out of which will flow

a Jesus day.

I let my anger get the best of me. I allow petty problems to get me down. To ruin my once joyful outlook and cause a kind of unclarity that of course should be given to the Lord.

But generally isn't.

When things didn't go Jesus' way it is not recorded in the Bible a dialog as such: " SO since Mary didn't make Jesus what he wanted for dinner, Jesus threw a fit and decided to throw a temper tantrum.

Are not we called to live as Christ did? ( and continues to do today),

Are not we called to love as freely and wholy as Christ did? ( and continues to do today).

So it dosn't go our way, life sometimes fails to ( well usually does ). We are part of a fallen world where incredibly raunchy rough things are going to happen.  The question is, are we going to allow those circumstances to dictate whether the next person we see, that needs the love of Christ portrayed to them and your just the person to do it let me remind you, get an unpleasant worldly looking countenance or a joyful smile that succeeds at lighting their day?

I desire and I trust you who are reading do also, to light someones day up.

To look at them and the rough shape they are in, smile and say "It's all going to be okay". This sentence can be the most uplifting thing when things are looking the opposite way.

We all need a Jesus day, and we all need to be open to giving others what Jesus would want us to offer them.

Himself.

A Christ-like Countenance.

A smile, filled with a joy overflowing.

A laugh that breaks through barriers.

An "It's all going to be okay",

Because it will be you know. Those of you out there who are hurting due to trying to endure the unfair struggles on your own. Don't. Just stop trying and allow God to take the place of your trying.

You don't need to try. God created you all the way He intended you to be ( to those who feel like complete outcasts with nothing to offer).

God says that He will turn the bad things into good, and this can be so, if you so choose to take the opportunity to allow Christ to come into your heart and take you to a place of not trying and peace and a whole lot of things that you can't even imagine (positive of course). 

To those who are depressed, it's all temporary; if only you allow God to take over.

If you knew me before I became a Christian which was a year ago ( not that long ago), you would be in awe.

I was using drugs, looking for the answer in different guys, fighting with my family, cutting, contemplating suicide, battling depression and for the most part giving in, desiring to be something; someone that I couldn't add up to.

I was trying to find the answer but giving up in the process.

I trust you understand what this means, because you are in it, battling it.

And you don't need to.

You were created for a higher purpose!

Yes a purpose!

One that you can't fathom.

Have a Jesus day: Faith

Only four years ago we met, but to our surprise we both remembered eachother from school. A somewhat crowded blockparty introduced us to a long and bumpy road of confusing emotions. He played in a band, a guitarist. To me this wasn't a great thing, I didn't want to make myself out to be a groupie that hung on every used line that he could throw my way. During his bands set I slowly walked towards the band stand to see if an eye lock would grab his attention. Needless to say it did and after the show I introduced myself, "Hi do you remember me? We attended the same school?" (as he touched my face) "Well I just can't think of a name to go with that pretty face." Oh my good god did he just say that? Now I know what I said earlier about the whole groupie thing and I know that I would be contradicting myself but....