Even as I write this, my heart is stirred with deep gratitude. I am thankful for the men and women who will stand and protect us, and our country – no matter the personal cost to them.
When a moment of glee hits you over the goodness of God, TAKE IT. Just don’t take the credit for it.
I was so focused on being perfect, I was missing all the joy.
The Lord taught me how to sigh in pain, how to weep in gladness, and how to trust during days of hope deferred.
Remember, it is into the emptiness that our God came. He filled the void with Light and Life.
When we desire to find our happiness in God, we access a well of joy that won’t run dry.
The shift came when I realized that contentment is not always achieved in fulfilling our grandiose life goals.
Real, God-imbued happiness is not the absence of sadness or badness. Rather, it is hanging on to the truth of His sovereign goodness regardless of what’s going on within or around us.
