Today was…silly. (for lack of a better word)
Today, I woke up late for school. Upon
waking up I remembered that I needed to get some stuff done for my loans for
going back to school in the fall. This made me a bit frazzled (mostly because I
didn’t know what I was doing and money stresses me out). I texted a teacher at school to let her know
I would be a few minutes late. Then after trying to figure it all out for a
while, I realized I was an hour and a half late to school! (Goodness gracious!)
I still went to school but my heart was still a bit frazzled, mostly just
excited anxiety for going back to Point Loma in the fall. As I walked to school
and arrived just as break time was starting; I was bombarded with P R E C I O U
S 1st graders, who LOVE to tug on my arms and rub my arm hair. I was
once again reminded of the faithfulness of Jesus’ JOY.
JOY is my second most favorite
word in the English language (first being BELOVED, another time another post!),
simply because you can’t even SAY the word without thinking of
something/someone that brings you immense joy.
according to Dictionary.com:
Joy means
Happiness means
I was watching a tv show here
recently where a preacher was talking about joy vs happiness. He said “HAPPINESS
IS OUTWARD AND CONDITIONAL, JOY IS INTERNAL AND UNCONDITIONAL”. He continued by
adding that “WHEN I CHOOSE JESUS, I AM ALSO CHOOSING JOY”.
As I got to school today, I
realized that I never want my thankfulness, joy, and peace in being in Masii to
be tainted by how I am momentarily feeling. There have been days that I have been here,
and completely ruined a perfectly good day because I was anxious or frustrated
about something happenings 9,000 away that I could do absolutely nothing about.
Something that I think that the tv
preacher didn’t press about what LEARNING to have JOY, I think that they
statement “when I choose Jesus, I am also choosing joy”, should also imply that
like choosing Jesus, choosing joy is a daily cross that we pick up. So maybe “joy
is internal (AND external) and unconditional (and renewing each day).
So, today, CHOOSE JOY…
And if you need help, here is a
little of my joy to share with you!
