Have you ever had those days where nothing seems to go right? Today was one of those days for me.
Started out when I got a call from a repair center that the damage is not covered by the warranty. No big surprise, I am not sure any company these days admits that they have a defective part and the warranty covers it.
Next came tuning up my miter saw. I thought it was going to be a slam dunk, but instead I could not get the saw to cut vertically at 90 degrees. I could not figure out why initially, then I realized that the throat plate was not level with the cutting surface. Ugh, that is going to take some time to flatten out.
Then came working on my sons car. I was trying to install a head shim, but needed to spray it first. I had to clean the shim three times and did not get the head installed due to time constraints, it was getting dark. The first time the spray ran because it was a little too thick in some areas. The second time I put a nice coat on and it was almost dry, then the wind blew it over and the coating got messed up. The last time I did not check the shim orientation and sprayed the wrong side. Ugh, what a day!
Then I started working on the band saw. A piece that controls the upper wheel to align the saw blade broke. I ordered a new piece, but it was not an exact match so I had to grind one section and that worked reasonably well. Assembled the saw and after I got it all put back together, the spring that came with the part was too long. So I need to take it all apart to replace that one spring.
You may be going wow or you may be thinking that is not so bad, you should hear about my day. It could be Satan such as when he was allowed to test Job or it could be something else. The point is sometimes things just do not work out the way we have planned. You could get mad at or even blame God or you could accept that God is allowing a trial and/or tribulation to occur in your life to make your stronger and to see what you will do. It is during these times that our true nature will emerge.
Do not get me wrong, I was frustrated, but I had a choice to accept and deal with the situation or to get mad and blame. On this day I chose not to blame or even get mad at God, but rather just accept what happened and moved on.
I know it may sound weird, but in some strange way it is a good thing that I had these failures. You may be think what, are you nuts? No , I learn the most by failures.
So if you are faced with a frustrating day where nothing seems to be working out the way you planned, what will you do? I pray that instead of getting mad, you will learn to cope with these frustrating situations and learn how to speak with and seek guidance from God.