Best Day Ever!
My 2-year-old daughter has been doing the cutest thing lately. At least three times now at the end of a random day she will go into the car and say, “best day ever!” The funny thing is to us, it might seem like any normal day. Sometimes it’s been after we go to the groceries, or run an errand that she has said this. Other times it’s been after spending a day with her relatives or coming home from church. But isn’t that the beauty of children? They appreciate the smallest of things.
Have you ever noticed that many babies, when given a gift, are more interested in the box it came in? I watched a video a while back where a mom gave her baby two items each time. Each time it was a toy and a household item. For example it would be something like legos and a remote control. Every single time the child picked the household item. It made me realize that kids honestly don’t need a lot of “stuff” to make them happy. A Lot of the time they just want what we already have.
What if we were this way too? What if we learned to appreciate the little things?
For some reason for the last month or so I’ve had major anxiety before heading to church. I’ve never been like that. I would always be excited to go to my father’s house (at least the majority of the time). But as my daughter has been saying those three magical words, “best day ever,” more and more, I thought I’d adopt her phrase and hopefully with the same excitement. So as of yesterday, right before church, I thanked God for the day and thought, “Today is going to be the best day ever!” I kid you not, I had zero anxiety going to church yesterday. Thank you Jesus!
My goal now is to wake up every morning and say those words in the most excited tone, especially on days when I wake up exhausted or even feeling ill. I know it sounds funny, but we have the power of life and death in our mouths (Proverbs 18:21). Before I would let my words match my feelings (it’s a work in progress for sure). If this is something you struggle with too, would you join me? It’s like that quote I heard from Joyce Meyer once, “your worst day with God is still better than your best day without Him.”