I'm Okay, Your Okay

The other week I was have a pretty bad day, I'm not going to get into specifics but the whole day dragged on and almost everything that I didn't want to happen, well, happened. We live in a technological age so I decided to do the normal thing and vent a very small portion of my frustration on my Facebook status, I mean isn't that what everyone does?
Well a little later on I get a comment on my status that read, and I quote: "John, John, we are going to have to work on that attitude - This is the day the Lord hath made :). . . . . you know the rest."

Ok I am sure that this person meant that comment as encouraging, but it really pissed me off. I know this is the day the Lord has made, I am very aware and appreciative. I will be honest and just say that this person's comment made me feel bad, like there was something wrong with me for having a bad day.....unvalidated if you will. It got me thinking, is it really so bad to not be okay? Should I just stuff everything down and put on a face that says my life is perfectly fine? Absolutely not.

King David prayed to the Lord: "My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word." Right there he is saying, "God I'm not okay, and I need Your help"
Jesus also said: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

Jesus is INVITING and ENCOURAGING us to come to him when we are downtrodden. I then think that is all the validation I need but to be honest that person's comment still gets under my skin. As a society I don't think we are honest enough about our feelings, and I think we encourage people to hide how things are really going. When we ask someone "how's it going?" do we really want to know? If that person started spilling their soul do you really want to listen? Just the other day I asked someone how their day was going, their response was "pretty crappy actually", all I said was "thats sucks, I'm sorry".....why didn't I ENCOURAGE and INVITE them to tell me what was on their heart. If they don't want to tell me that's fine, but it would give them an opportunity to talk to someone if they need to. But instead I side-stepped it and let them go one with a lackluster "I'm sorry".

Truth be told, I am not always okay. Sometimes I have TONS of stuff on my mind. Sometimes I feel empty, like I can barely make it through the day. Do I ALWAYS feel this way? No......but honestly sometimes I do, and I think it would not be wise nor beneficial to pretend that I am in any way perfect. I am a work in progress.

In closing, It's okay not to be okay....