Joy

Greetings!

What a week! I don't know about you, but this has been a long week, or at least it seemed like it. I typically try not to speed up time by praying for the weekend, because time goes fast enough on its own. But, this week I prayed...a lot and not just for the week to be over.

Can I just say again how grateful I am for God's love, and for how He loves us. Without Him our lives would be so...pitiful. But, even in that God works it all out so that everything we go through will be used for our good. The word says that God knew us and planned our ending even before our beginning. I love knowing that the trials of this world have a purpose...it makes it all a little easier to bear.

The promise I want to focus on this time is the promise of  joy. The Bible says, "You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." (Psalm 16:11) I love David, because he knew how to worship and praise the Lord. He made some mistakes...big ones, but he knew how to go to God and ask for forgiveness. He learned that trying to hide from God was pointless, so  He went to the one he knew could do something about his situation.

Every now and then, God gives us a glimpse of the plan He has for us. I think He does that to encourage us...to let us know that all of this is leading to something greater. God promises that if we stay close to Him, we will have joy "forevermore." At His right hand there is power, and He is promising that we have the power to not only overcome, but to have joy in the process.

Stop looking at your problems and know that you serve a God of greater.

Until next time...

Be blessed