One of those days.

I was thinking about that phrase (you know the one!) where people look at you at say "It's been one of those days" with a huge sigh and a begrudging look. I don't think anyone really defined for us what "those days" actually mean. Does is always have to be bad? Why couldn't "one of those days" be a day of exuberant happiness? I mean, when someone clumps their experience of the day with "those", why couldn't they be referring to a sunny day where their dog didn't pee on the carpet? Or one of those days where your underwear and bra match? But instead it is used to describe the passing of a day that is beyond description...usually in the bad sense.

And today was definitely one of those.

Welcome to the 7am morning shift at one of the busiest Starbucks in Washington. On Memorial Day Weekend. Yeah. Coffee and scones flying everywhere, the ripping sound of steamed milk, combined with a couple screaming children, a gaggle of spandex-clad bicyclist, and a few very annoyed middle-aged women having hot-flashes. All the while I'm thinking, If I stop smiling some profanity may escape my mouth and ruin someones day. Thus the perma-grin stayed put all morning, despite Half-Decaf-Soy-One-Hundred-Degree-No-Foam-Chai Man reordering three times.

[deep sigh]

Fast forward four hours, and I'm huddled in the corner of the back room on my ten, chewing on a celery stick. [Ok, so maybe I wasn't huddled. I was sitting on a chair. In the corner, though]. And of course, it was in the quiet moment that I was reminded of God's grace. Not just the grace preached in the pulpit, but the real, raw grace that Jesus makes available to us in moments of crazy life. It's interesting how it kinda sneaks up on you when you least suspect it. It's not just God giving us the ability to do what He's called us to, but I also believe it is the ability to continue having relationship with Him, despite our own flesh.

I was reminded in that moment where God prophetically speaks through Hosea in Chapter 6, verse 6 where He says, 

"I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings."

He wants us! He desires us! In the middle of our crazy lives, despite our self-centered hearts, above all else God wants us to know Him! It's those kind of reminders that keep us grounded, settled and in the right perspective. Let this be a reminder to you...that despite having "one of those days", Jesus is eagerly waiting to show Himself to you in the most unusual places. Even if you're not looking. And especially if it's one of those days. Don't forget to show love in every aspect of your daily life, even in that cup of coffee and cinnamon scone.