In “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”, Alexander decided a
move to Australia would cure the problems of the day. How do you make it through a bad day?
Bad days happen to all of us. They come more often than we think we deserve — and they
last far longer than we intend and think we can stand.
Roger Whitaker sang a song that asked, “Will the last word ever spoken be WHY?” I am
asking that question more as I grow older. Some expand the far reaches of the question to include
“Why Me” and “Why Now”?
The dynamics of the human experience are often extremely painful. The apostle Paul refers
to “the fellowship of His sufferings” (Philippians 3:10); which is discovered in answering the
Lord’s call to discipleship. This is more than an idealistic notion —it is a practical pathway. It is
the call to “take My yoke upon you and learn from Me … and you will find rest for your souls”
(Matthew 11:29). That call with its growth, service, and learning is processed not only by the
way we handle life’s blessings, but also by the way we live through its bad days.
Are you experiencing one of life’s bad days? If so, the Why? Why Me? Why Now? Seminar
invites you to the Cross of Christ, not to agonize over problems, but to find companionship and
direction. You will find the sum of ALL human pain is focused there, including suffering,
rejection, painfulness, exhaustion, misunderstanding, anger, hatred and sin.
We are thus summoned to look unto Jesus and expressly study the way He processed the
ultimate bad day—for the joy set before Him, He endured! We are specifically told that His
endurance on that bad day was nourished by a joy waiting beyond it. Why? Why Me? Why
Now? See you at the cross!

~Bill Wheeler
Executive Director of Families First Foundation