For the last week I have been reading a devotional every morning. My girlfriend Amy was reading one called, “Jesus Calling,” and from time to time she would read me entries from it so I bought and started reading it daily. I know you have probably heard this before about the bible most definitely and about some daily devotionals, but it never fails to tell me exactly what I need to hear. I would like share the one for today with you.
Here is a little blurb from it:
NO MATTER WHAT your circumstances may be, you can find Joy in My Presence. On some days Joy is generously strewn along your life-path, glistening in the sunlight. On days like that, being content is as simple as breathing the next breath or taking the next step. Other days are overcast and gloomy; you feel the strain of the journey, which seems endless. Dull gray rocks greet your gaze and cause your feet to ache. Yet Joy is still attainable. Search for it as for a hidden treasure.
That last sentence is what caught my attention and really what ties this paragraph all together. Sometimes it’s so hard to find the joy in our lives. We have some many things that need our attention, our concern, and ultimately our worries. Life is all too much like a blur. We don’t experience life sometimes we try to figure it out.
I realized that after reading that today that experiencing life is what Christ is all about. He came and died so that we could experience the best life possible. He came to take away your worries. He came to be the representation of God, the being that we could talk to through our worries and even our fears. He is always by our side helping us experience life.
So, in the words of Proverbs 2:4
…and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure.
Let’s search for JOY as if it is our only concern. I think it really comes down to waking up in the morning and asking yourself the following question:
Are you sold out for Christ?
Cause if we truly are sold out for Christ then our only concern would be to experience the best life possible that Jesus desires for us.
SEEK JOY!