Some days are harder to get through than others. That's not unusual for anyone, we all have days that we wish had not happened. Either we've had the Midas touch in reverse, where everything we touch turns to something not-gold, or we've done that which we ought not to have done. Or, failed to do something that needed doing. My day has been all of the above.
The specifics are not important, they never are, little incidents that dot our lives seem important to us in varying degrees, but we forget the important, the really important part is what we do with the little incidents. Anger can take the focus off of God. Loneliness can deprive us of the presence of God because we can't see beyond our own condition. A simple crush on someone can block the Holy Spirit because we become momentarily blind to God. A slight can become a huge grudge if we do not give it up to God immediately.
None of these are meant to reflect my day, but are examples of how any event in day to day life can be turned to our merit, or to self-distancing from God. How many times has a petty annoyance been left unaddressed until it boils up into an explosion of irritation that stuns everyone around us? That could have been prevented by turning to God and asking for help dealing with the situation, instead of just sitting on it and brooding like an old hen.
Pain, finances, friends, religion, slights real or imagined; all so much dross before the fact. "Be still, and know that I am God."
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