You are my Joy!
This has been a really, really long week. I told a friend of mine today that this week has felt like one really REALLY long day - I am so ready for my day off! Plus, my friend Kendra is coming tomorrow and my friend Stone on Saturday (plus my parents) - all in all, a weekend of rest and relaxing with friends and family I am really looking forward too.
Now, for the title of the post....You are my joy - taken from the David Crowder song - which I was convicted of today in my quiet time (or evening devotions as I let the "busy-ness" take over this week and have not put my time with the Lord as a priority). Here are the words to the song...
"And He set me on fireAnd I am burning aliveWith His breath in my lungsI am coming undoneAnd I cannot hold it in and remain composedLove’s taken over me and so I propose the letting myself goI am letting myself go. You are my joy, You are my joy, You are my joy, You are my joy!!!"
As I read my nightly devo. tonight from "My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers I was reminded at how I so often get caught up with living life and "having to get things" done that I don't take the time to find my JOY in Jesus. Joy is NOT happiness and never should be confused with it - however, the Joy that Jesus had was "absolute self-sacrifice and self-surrender to His father-the Joy of doing that which the Father sent Him to do" (Hewbrews 12:2). I am reminded again tonight, that joy is not dependant on our (my) circumstances. It comes from a life surrendered to God. I want to passionately and honestly say and live "You have set me on fire and I'm burning alive with His breath in my lungs I am coming undone - You Are My JOY!!!!!"
May we all come to a place of surrender where our lives are the Joy that Jesus provides.
Now, for the title of the post....You are my joy - taken from the David Crowder song - which I was convicted of today in my quiet time (or evening devotions as I let the "busy-ness" take over this week and have not put my time with the Lord as a priority). Here are the words to the song...
"And He set me on fireAnd I am burning aliveWith His breath in my lungsI am coming undoneAnd I cannot hold it in and remain composedLove’s taken over me and so I propose the letting myself goI am letting myself go. You are my joy, You are my joy, You are my joy, You are my joy!!!"
As I read my nightly devo. tonight from "My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers I was reminded at how I so often get caught up with living life and "having to get things" done that I don't take the time to find my JOY in Jesus. Joy is NOT happiness and never should be confused with it - however, the Joy that Jesus had was "absolute self-sacrifice and self-surrender to His father-the Joy of doing that which the Father sent Him to do" (Hewbrews 12:2). I am reminded again tonight, that joy is not dependant on our (my) circumstances. It comes from a life surrendered to God. I want to passionately and honestly say and live "You have set me on fire and I'm burning alive with His breath in my lungs I am coming undone - You Are My JOY!!!!!"
May we all come to a place of surrender where our lives are the Joy that Jesus provides.
posted by T. Fay @ 9:15 PM
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