joy.

you know what? Joy is the best choice I will ever make in this life. Every day, sometimes every minute, life throws something my way that could make me be bitter and awful to be around. BUT, I can't do that. You know why? I can't bear to live in a miserable state. It makes me even more miserable.

Jesus said that we would have trouble in this world. He didn't promise we'd have it easy. He didn't promise perfect relationships, overflowing bank accounts, and days with nothing but sunshine. But, He did promise that He never leaves. I choose joy because He is always right with me.

Right now, i have food in my cupboard that would be a miracle to people in the sugar cane villages in the Dominican Republic. I have a washer that women in Africa would marvel at. I have HEAT that tens of thousands of Japanese natives desperately need. I have shoes that the homeless man just 20 miles from my home would relish. I have joy that any lost person would benefit from more than any material thing I own.

I have to share it. I can't throw joy away...

Today, I choose joy because Jesus loves me more than anyone could ever attempt to imagine. Blessed be the name of the Lord!!

I will dance with joy for the Lord is my hope and salvation. He does not choose to spite me, but chooses to love me. I will dance with joy for the battle has been won and there is victory for my soul. I will dance with joy for my life has been redeemed from the pit of sinfulness. I have a hope incomparable to anything else. I have Jesus Christ: my life, my hope, my joy.