While we acknowledge that not everyone is blessed with a bright outlook on life, we need to remember that Joy is one of the gifts Jesus promises to his followers. And we need to resist any tendency to let sadness dominate our emotional lives.
Our lives, my life, can be a roller-coaster of emotions. There are seasons of highs and times of lows. And there are times when it seems like it's overwhelming. In the low times, more importantly in the very low times, one thing I always remind myself is a simple truth. God is good. It's so simple but yet so powerful, it can change your outlook. God is good and he is good to me. Me particularly. So while it may seem like nothing is happening to me, I don't want to be moved by what I see. I know that my time will come, but for now, I shall rejoice with those that rejoice, and mourn with those that mourn.
After the Floods in Noah's time, God promised that springtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, day and night will not cease, as long as the earth remains.
-ONWARD!