There are only 7 days left before Christmas!
That’s ONE WEEK.
What if this could be a week of JOY? Stay with me.
Joy might not be at the top of your shopping list, but EVERYBODY loves joy. And EVERYBODY prefers to hang around joyful, happy people. Are you? Are you happy? Are you cultivating joy in your life so that it oozes out of you, even when your circumstances aren’t perfect?
Your circumstances will almost never be perfect. She will be the way she is; they will continue to create chaos; he will forget, again; the weather will be uncooperative; the product won’t start as hot as you’d hoped; the car will breakdown; the bills will stack up…
You with me? If you wait on better conditions, you’ll never be happy. If you expect some kind of resolution, or for the situation to be “fixed,” you’ll always be lacking.
But what if you train yourself to see that in the middle of it all, the blessings abound. You’re a living miracle. That fact that you’re even alive, is miraculous. That your parents met… that their parents met… and their parents… etc.This moment is a miracle. You’re on a ball that’s spinning in the universe faster than you can comprehend. It’s in perfect orbit so we are not disintegrated.
Your breath is a miracle. You can’t take responsibility for your lungs or the air you breathe. It’s all a gift.
Think about the blessings and miracles and let the drama fall away. Let the negatives be as tiny as they truly are in light of the unlikely blessing of your existence. Not to mention that the God of the Universe has had you in mind before time, and He is engaged in this time and this place for your benefit. Unreal!
Cultivate joy.
All. Week. Long.
“Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace.” -2 Corinthians 13:11
