Sometimes Life Ain't Good

There's this song, you probably know it, with the line: "God is Great, but sometimes life ain't good..."  I don't know who sings it, and I don't know the title of the song, and truth be told, I don't even really like the song.  I find the lyrics silly and well, a little asinine.  HOWEVER, I heard it on the radio this evening, and was suddenly struck with the simplistic (albeit grammatically incorrect) reality of that statement.

God IS GREAT.

In fact, God is so much more than that.  God is the author and perfecter of our salvation.  God is the beginning and the end.  He is Almighty, and omniscient.  He is father and friend, ruler of all and righteous judge.  And His strength is sufficient.  

But also, sometimes life ain't good.  

Sometimes life just explodes in our face.  Sometimes jobs are lost.  Sometimes loved ones hurt us.  Sometimes our children act like well, children.  Sometimes adults (unfortunately) act like children.  And sometimes life is not fair.  Things just do not go our way.  Plans change.

In fact, sometimes I am so frustrated with the unbelievable unfairness of things, I want to bang my head against the wall.  That's right, sometimes I feel like more would get accomplished if I threw my big head against the wall and struck it over and over.  That is just how fed up I get with life, immature people, and the utter ridiculousness of it all sometimes.

But I realize that would  not do anyone much good, particularly my poor head.  What I try to remember instead, is that God is GREAT.  God's grace and power are sufficient for me.  And that while I may not be able to change life's not so great circumstances, or change the hearts and minds of certain people, or change the immature and irresponsible behaviors of those around me, I can focus on my relationship with God.  I can choose to trust (Ps. 9:10, 28:7) in God's sovereignty, and continue to press on to the prize ahead.  I can choose to rely on God's strength alone, and pray for those who hurt me.  I can choose to stay focused on the right priorities-God's priorities.  And I can choose to believe that God will handle all things according to His will, and His purposes, in His time (Romans 8:28).   

Don't let life get you down.  Yes, sometimes life stinks.  Sometimes it's hard.  Sometimes it is downright unreasonable.  But continue to trust in God's wonderful and perfect plan.  He will not fail you.