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Do you see how important joy is? What can you do to be intentional about joy? How can you make sure that you are experiencing joy regularly?
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In this world where this is so much sadness, so many instances when our joy can be stripped away, we need to be very intentional about joy. To make sure I am experiencing joy regulary, I try to find the blessing in things instead of the burden. When my kids are up before 6:00 am I have to intentionally thank God for them and thank him for the blessing they are. If I don't I end up being mad at them and we have a terrible day. When Jeff is snoring and I can't get to sleep, I have to pray and thank God that at least he is in bed beside me. I could give countless examples but I just have to find the blessing or else I get so down and upset that there is no joy left.
Just the other day I caught myself trying to explain my "bad mood" to my husband by saying "I'm just not feeling any joy right now!" (our home seems to be falling apart bit by bit at the moment - recall the old movie "the money pitt...haha)
After the words left my mouth I realized that satan had me right where he wants me...without joy. Like Julie said I have to take these joyless moments and REMIND myself of the tons of blessings I have in my life! What a wonderful life He has given me!
Thank you both for this wonderful reminder. I have had a rough couple of days, but have been almost too weary to put up any decent fight. I think it started when Matt B. passed away Friday, and even though I did not no him well, our family had been praying for him and his family for quite some time. His passing hit me harder than I had expected, especially since I did not really know him. As a mother of three boys, there was just something there where I was feeling a mother's a taste of his mother's grief. I have felt a cloud over me since then. (Hmmmm....)
I felt beaten down and under attack, and would attempt to fight but I was quickly throwing up my hands and giving up. I had a great time in the Word last night, but then back to frustration by 8am today. Thank you both for the great reminder that I need to FIGHT for joy and FIGHT every day! I praise God for the wonderful friends that I have in each of you, for my amazing family and for all of the joyous blessings that He gives! What an awesome God! He constantly showers us with blessing, tenderness, love and precious gifts daily!
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