Finding JOY in the Everyday.

"a feeling of great pleasure and happiness"

When i think of the word JOY it reminds me of a song from my childhood...

"I've got the JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY down in my heart! Where? Down in my heart?

{do y'all remember that song?}

On some of my darkest days I sing those words and i can literally feel the JOY of the Lord bubbling up inside me.  

The JOY of the Lord is my strength!!

This statement is TRUTH. This statement is LIFE to me.

I am amazed at the JOY that i'm experiencing during the single most difficult thing i've ever journeyed through. 

Does this mean i'm not sad? No.

Does this mean i'm not angry? No.

Does this mean i'm not hurt? No.

Does this mean i'm not asking God WHY? No.

What it means is that the Lord is with me every. step. of. the. way.

Proverbs 10:28a

"The HOPE of the righteous brings JOY...."

I am hopeful that no matter what has happened that my destiny in Christ hasn't changed.

He STILL has a purpose for my life and the boys. 

What that looks like?...i have no clue.

What I do know is that we are in the palm of HIS hands. 

He is carrying us. He is wrapping HIS arms around us.

"JOY is not the absence of suffering. It is the presence of God."

Robert Schuller

That quote is so, so true.

I have felt closer to the Lord than I ever have. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.

My heart is in a million pieces....yet, i'm experiencing a JOY that i can't explain. 

This STORM that i'm living through is just another step in this journey of life. I'll praise Jesus through this torrential storm and find JOY in the everyday!!

Thank you all for your prayers!!!