A former pastor introduced us to an answer
to that oft asked question....
"How are you?"
His response was always,
"Better than I deserve."
He said it was true and covered those days
that he didn't want to get into the downers of life.
You see, this man and his wife knew about troubles.
They had lost two daughters to a mysterious
virus that took them one at a time
a couple of years apart.
Yet Pastor Keith had a spirit of calm and
joy which was contagious.
Sure, he could be reflective and moody at times.
It happens to the best of us.
But the underlying and steady impression
you got from this man was one of genuine
gratitude and joy in the Lord.
He rejoiced daily in the Lord.
The work of the Lord in his life.
The strong upholding love of his Heavenly Father.
Sometimes the joy is right there bubbling over.
I'm so often caught off guard by unexpected joy
when the beauty of His creation catches my eye.
Other times we have to make a decision
to rejoice.
In those times we can access some
of these ideas.....
We can always remember what He has saved us from.
The cost involved in our salvation.
We can purposefully
look at the beauty around us that is His creation.
We can enjoy the harmonies of the music around us.
Better yet, we can make the music!
We can spend time with Him in His word.
Being reminded of just how much He loves us.
We can find our joy through working with the colors
He created.
Painting....photographing...working our favorites
into the decor in our homes.
All of these and more intentional activities
bring our Joy in Him
into focus.
Without Him
we are nothing.
We have nothing.
So, my challenge to all of us today
is to purpose in our hearts to
REJOICE IN THE LORD.
We are all
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