Lately, as in yesterday and today, random things have been occurring that make me think.
First, I was sitting in the student center by some random people. A girl walked up, knew one of the guys, and he asked her how she was doing. "Hey! I'm great! How are you?" was her response. The finished their short conversation and the girl walked away. A few seconds later, the guy turned to his friend and said, "You know what, you could be having the absolute worst day of your life, but when somebody asks you how you are you'll always say you're doing well." This is so true in my life. I hardly ever have one of those "Hi, how are you?" conversations with someone without them saying they're doing good.
Secondly, last night as I was falling asleep, What Women Want was on TV. If you haven't seen this movie, Mel Gibson's character gets electricuted one night and when he wakes up, he is able to hear every woman's thoughts. Naturally, he thinks this is so weird and scary. As he's walking in his office, he notices that one woman is thinking terrible thoughts about herself. She doesn't show it on her face, but she feels worthless. She thinks that no one would even care if she weren't alive anymore.
Well, that's just two examples, but they both lead to this: you really never know what someone's going through. There's absolutely no reason to have a bad attitude, be rude to people, or not be beyond joyful because of the amazing life God has given to each of us. Knowing how much Jesus loves me makes me want to go talk to every single person and let them know that he loves them just as much. Who knows, they may have never heard that before.
To any of you out there who are feeling like the lady in What Women Want, or if you're just having a bad day and doubting your worth, here's a song for you. No matter what pain you're feeling right now, just know that to me and Jesus, you are beautiful.
