I promise I'm not going to turn this blog into a nightly "talk about my devotion" time. It's just right now I feel like I'm waking up from a deep sleep. I'm excited that God is talking to me again...or rather...I'm excited that I'm able to HEAR Him again. Anyhoo...just wanted to share this:
"You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy." Psalm 16:11
Your joy is not based on your circumstances. Happiness may be based on what is happening to you, but not joy. Joy - a fruit of the Spirit - is like a deep well on the inside of you. It is not the fruit of your circumstance. No matter what you are facing in life, you can have joy in the midst of it. - From JM's Ending Your Day Right
It's not like these are new words to me. I've been a Christian for a long time. I've heard these things over and over. But, what awes me is that God knows just when you need to really hear these things. If I'd read that passage, say, last month...it wouldn't mean as much as it does to me today. Today...I'm excited to remember that I can have joy even though I'm going through some real crap right now. Yay!
One more thing...
"Oh I get by with a little help from my friends. Mmmm I get high with a little help from my friends. Oh I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends." - The Beatles
hehe.
2 comments:
"What would you do if I sang out of tune, would you stand up and walk out on me?"
I love you CBB! I'm glad we're friends, that we can share joys and trials and really understand one another along this journey. This life really is a beautiful mess, full of learning and growing and becoming stronger for the next trial. I'm so blessed to have you as my sister in the Lord. Thanks for reminding me of a Truth that I, too, have known and repeated over and over again, but still needed to hear today.
I'm praying for you through your crap, as you so many have times have prayed me through mine.
Did I mention that I love you????
:) :::dancing to song :::
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