Ooh. This is a hard one for me. So much of the last 2.5 years have been deep despair, grief, and anguish (Job much??). I would not say I have been joyful. But I have never lost my joy in the Lord. That is astonishing to me. And the most important thing I could ever ask for. I know as I grow around my grief I will FEEL joy more often but the joy I have in Him, and to be able to re-joy-ce is evidence of His Spirit in me. My greatest prayer is to never lose that fire.
Ooh. This is a hard one for me. So much of the last 2.5 years have been deep despair, grief, and anguish (Job much??). I would not say I have been joyful. But I have never lost my joy in the Lord. That is astonishing to me. And the most important thing I could ever ask for. I know as I grow around my grief I will FEEL joy more often but the joy I have in Him, and to be able to re-joy-ce is evidence of His Spirit in me. My greatest prayer is to never lose that fire.
Re-joy-ce! Love it!