Sometimes you feel like a nut? “Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t.” This old advertising jingle often comes to mind when dealing with moodiness. We all experience moods, some predictable and others not. These little ditties can be handy. I often sing this one when faced with someone’s unexpected mood, identifying it and trying to lighten the situation. It's my way of acknowledging the mood and attempting to gently shift it to a more positive place.
Think about it. Those God has put in our lives, the people that we love, are depending on us to touch them with our “nuttiness” every now and then. As praise is contagious, it only takes one “nut” to start it and everyone benefits.
God’s Word: "Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil (Psalm 37:8).”
Moods put us inside of ourselves. They capture our emotions and hold them hostage so that no one else might enter into our little world until the mood leaves and we open up again. When we are inside of ourselves, we aren’t able to touch others around us. It is hard to appreciate those we love when we have closed the doors of our hearts to everyone but ourselves.
We pray. “Heavenly Father, help me open my heart to those around me. Free me from the grip of isolating moods, so I may truly appreciate and touch the lives of my loved ones. Grant me the strength to welcome others into my world with love and understanding. In Jesus name. Amen.”
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34
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