Fantastic Friday #269- Gloom

Gloom

⁸ Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. ⁹ Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. ¹⁰ Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4:8-10

I watched a group of 9 and 10 year old boys this week have a great time playing baseball and experiencing the laughter and joy of success and then most recently what could look like to most a seriously devastating loss. The funny thing is, just like most baseball players they played hard until the end and had forgotten about the loss before we left the stands. Do you humble yourself hard to the Lord or do you laugh off what the Lord can do for you? Do you focus on the Gloom and stay away from the Lord or during those tough times or do you come near the Lord and have Him lift you up. Take a moment to think about how you can take joy in the life you live, and how the Lord can take care of the gloom and doom you might feel.

Have a great weekend.