Spread the Joy
I received a note from a lady yesterday who told me that I’m probably one of the most truly joyful people she knows. I don’t think anyone could pay me a higher compliment and, although I read that early last evening, the blessing of those words has carried me through today as I continue to pray, “Lord, let that be what people see when they look at me.” I don’t want to be one who can put on a smile “for the camera” so to speak but I want to be a person that, no matter what I’m going through, will continue to shine for Jesus. I want to be that “rock that never rolls” as the Freemans sang.
Life is hard. Burdens are heavy. Sometimes there are rainy seasons where tears fall more frequently but, through it all, we can find joy by clinging to the Rock who doesn’t change with the seasons. He’s the same yesterday, today and forever. He’s the One who promised, “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.” He also said, “Come to Me, all ye who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me for I am meek and lowly of heart and you shall find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
In Nehemiah 8:10, Nehemiah told the people that the joy of the LORD was their strength. If you think about it, joyful people typically are a lot lighter on their feet. They aren’t burdened with the cares of this world but have cast their cares onto Jesus as He told us to.
There are still days that I have trouble finding things to rejoice in but, thankfully, those days are few. I’m striving to stay close to Jesus so that I can feel His presence and see His hand as opposed to everything else that’s going on in the world. Let’s spread that joy so that even the lost and dying can recognize it and find hope that they never knew existed.
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