Can I Just Strangle Somebody?

Wednesday I began to get a sore throat and a cold was coming back.  By Wednesday night I was down for the count.  I had a fever and felt terrible.  The problem is that this is now a problem that has gone on for over eight weeks! I don't like to have to go through a second round.  I hate feeling sick!

But there is something else going on today, too!  I don't have any idea why, but I feel like I could strangle the next person that walks in my office.  Beside my head hurting with the cold, my heart hurts and I don't know why.  What is strange about this is that I am preaching on temptation on Sunday and one of the things that I recognize about giving in on temptation is the feeling of "I just don't give a care about life!"  This kind of feeling ususally comes after some kind of tragedy, or argument or disappointment comes along.  I have had none of those to push me into this lousy feeling.

So I guess I will follow my own advice to others and just praise God through it.  I don't know what is causing this in my spirit, but like David said in Psalm 42:11, "Soul, get over yourself!  Put your hope in God and praise him, for he is my Savior and my God!" (Minor Gary paraphrase-but look it up.  The paraphrase is pretty close to the original!)  So here goes!  "Soul, get over yourself and praise your God!  He is awesome and worthy of my praise even when I don't feel like praising him!"   I'll check back with you in a day or so, but I'm pretty sure it will work!  It has before!  Think about it...