What if joy wasn't as hard to find as we thought?
What if finding more joy was actually fairly simple? What if true joy started with truly being thankful for the life you have right now. I am not talking about thinking of the life that you could have, I mean being really thankful for the gifts God has given you right here, right now. What if in each season, our goal was to have an attitude of thankfulness in every circumstance? In Ann Voskamp's book, "A Thousand Gifts", she says this: "While I may not always feel joy, God asks me to give thanks in all things, because He knows that the feeling of joy begins in the action of thanksgiving." So, what are some things in your life right now that you know are gifts from God? In what ways has God come through for you during this week? How can you practice giving thanks more regularly? I don't know about you, but I don't want to miss out on experiencing joy because I refuse to pay attention to the beauty and goodness around me. I don't want to forget God in the midst of my everyday because I fail to look around me and instead choose to focus on myself. Joy is found by looking around and seeing the blessings of God in everything. Joy is found in being with the Creator of the Universe because in His presence is fullness of joy. Joy is found in giving thanks every moment you get because you never want to forget all that He's done. Joy is something that you have to fight for, it doesn't always come easily, and it isn't always a natural response. We rather focus on what's not working than acknowledge all the ways Jesus takes such good care of us. But I will choose joy because I want to remember God every chance I get. Thanksgiving reminds us that he is just as good as he says he is, and I want to know the goodness of God in the land of the living.
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