Pollyanna

I have often been referred to as this.  Pollyanna, for those of you who might not be acquainted with her, is a character that always sees the silver lining, the glass half full, pretty much annoyingly bouncy and happy. The dictionary defines Pollyanna as; " an excessively or blindly optimistic person."

 I am told it can be quite annoying to those people who are not of  the Pollyanna type.  Sorry.

But even Pollyannas have their days.  That is why I am so grateful that God knows we will have these times and understands.  He lets us know that He is not leaving us stranded in the sadness or despair that can grip us like a theif in the night.

He gives us courage to stand, Faith to believe, Friends to pray with, Love to carry us through, arms to hold us, and his grace to carry us through.  The hard part is letting go of the familiar pain and embracing what He has to offer as we walk through these days. He promises the hard days won't last forever, for that I praise Him, too!

Here is a song that has encouraged a die hard Pollyanna this week, may it make your heart a little lighter:

Lyrics: I know it seems like this could be The darkest day you’ve known But believe you me the God of strength Will never let you go He will overcome I know And the arms that hold the universe Are holding you tonight You can rest inside It’s gonna be alright And the voice that calmed the raging sea Is calling you His child So be still and know He’s in control He will never let you go Through many dangers Toils and snares You have already come His grace has brought you save this far And His grace will lead you home And the arms that hold the universe Are holding you tonight You can rest inside It’s gonna be alright And the voice that calmed the raging sea Is calling you His child So be still and know He’s in control He will never let you go You can hope You can rise You can stand He’s still got the whole world in His hands You can hope You can rise You can stand He’s still got the whole world The whole world in His hands And the arms that hold the universe Are holding you tonight You can rest inside It’s gonna be alright And the voice that calmed the raging sea Is calling you His child So be still and know He’s in control He will never let you go He will never let you go He’s still got the whole world in His hands In His hands He’s still got the whole world in His hands Written by Steve Fee