"May the God of hope fill you up with all joy and peace as you trust Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit" Romans 15:13
Unexpected things happen in your life, well at least in mine ALL the time. It's normal, it's natural (I assume and hope lol). But even in the mist of my darkness season (which is frequent) I realize how the enemy is trying to steal my joy. These several past weeks I've been hearing sermons about how the Lord transforms your sorrows into dance and how it is possible to be joyful even when unexpected things occur. I was meditating on this concept and to be honest it was hard to believe it when you are living it right? I mean most of us have heard those sermons (which are totally true) but yet I did not understand them personally. I am not perfect, I make dozens of mistakes daily and I tend to cry in every situation (good or bad lol) but I think that when you are facing difficult situations where things around you seem to really go against you and people just want to step on you, IS the time to prove them wrong. My life is not perfect (even though many believe it is), I was actually told that this weekend I was like "girl, you don't have an idea on the struggles I have to face everyday but I still manage to wear my pink lipstick to look presentable!". Being joyful does not mean your life is perfect, that you don't know know what pain is, that you don't have any worries, its COMPLETELY the opposite. Its having all those things at the same time (and many more) and you are still able to be thankful and smile for the many MORE blessings God has given you. My life is not perfect like i said (not even nearly perfect) but i like to look at the bright side of things, hey I have a job, a car (the car of my dreams), my family (which is my mommy), my school, friends ect. really more than i deserve. Yes many times i cry myself to sleep because the enemy is right there in my ear whispering all the bad things that the day portrayed or the unexpected things that changed my plans BUT i still have joy in my heart because my faith is placed on Him. No matter what your situation may be, no matter if you are facing a heartbreak or if you failed your writing class, whatever it is, your blessings are BIGGER than all that. The bigger the ache your heart feels the greater the joy should be and wake up brush off all the sorrows away and apply a pink lipstick and smile with joy:)
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