The Need for Joy

The Need for Joy!

In today's world we do a very good job of making ourselves busy, and even better, trying to be busier and act busier than those you live and work with.  I am as guilty as charged, when we great others and hear, "how are you?" the standard answer is a grumble and some sort of "very busy" response.  We pride ourselves on our business so much that we have a hard time finding joy, as it is easier to complain about buying busy.

I am reading a book by John Ortberg, entitled The Life You've Alway's Wanted and came across this paragraph:

"We all live with the illusion that joy will come someday when conditions change. We go to school and think we will be happy when we graduate. We are single and are convinced we will be happy when we get married. We get married and decide we will be happy someday when we have children. We have children and decide we will be happy when they grow up and leave the next - then they do, and we think we were happier when they were still at home." 

Well, how do we start? very simple, find joy today, with the people you are with, with the work you get to do, with the things you get to learn, and the world you live in.  I have some things I am going to challenge myself to get better at and hopefully enjoy each day more.  

From the prophet Nehemiah, "The JOY of the Lord is your Strength."

For more on this, I recommend John Ortberg's book, The Life You've Alway's Wanted.