In my email inbox was a post from Women Who Believe:
“Joy. Nehemiah 8:10 suggests that the “joy of the Lord is our strength”. Strength is what we need to get us through these cold days of winter, with our lives often swinging back and forth between the brightness of sunshine and the dredge of those storms we know far too well.”
These women of faith are looking at November as a season of reflection and joy.
This got me thinking about “joy” and what it really means in my life.
But first I have to ask: What exactly is Joy?
Joy (v) to experience great pleasure or delight. [rejoice]
I am not one of those people who are happy and joyful all the time (you know the kind of people I am talking about). I envy those people because I have to search out joy. I need to actively look for it. I don’t walk around being a grouch either. But, sometimes it is hard to find true joy. Sometimes the “storms” in my head get in the way.
The other night the girls were play-wrestling around on the living room floor.
Oddly, this was pure joy to watch. This is not normal behavior. Normally, these two sisters are fighting; saying nasty and hurtful things to one another. That always breaks my heart.
But this night they were wrestling and giggling. They were laughing so hard they were almost crying. It was all play-wrestling. No one got hurt…until Daddy got involved in the playing. Then the joy was over.
It was a joy to watch my girls playing together and laughing the way sisters should.
So, what’s your joy? Keep your eyes open the month of November. You never know when you may experience pure joy.
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To join in the November Joy conversation click over to Women Who Believe and A Holy Experience and the November Joy Dare.
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