Isaiah 40:8 and Choosing Joy

Sometimes I get really wrapped up in the circumstances of my life. In good ones and negative ones. The Lord has given me many blessings and for that I am so thankful. However, I do not want to start building my joy on nature of these things. The Lord is so good and wants us to embrace His blessings. But, I know if I'm not careful, the state of my joy will start to depend on how the circumstances of my life are going. I will bask to often in the light of blessing and not in the light of my Savior.

No matter the situation and no matter the people I have in my life, the only one true constant in my life is the Lord. He is never changing and always there. I sometimes go through phases where I allow life's joys to carry me through each day. But, it only takes one word of hurt, one inconsistency, to make my joy come tumbling down. I am reminded in that instance that the only true thing I can build my joy on is Christ. Whether I am soaring on a cloud of blessing or down in the dumps of discouragement, the Lord's promises still ring true. His Word is good and unchanging. It is always constant and consistent. I pray we can all build joy on His Truth daily.

"The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever." Isaiah 40:8

My dad and step mom once gave me a lesson while I was in college about choosing joy daily. We are freely given joy each day in Christ. Sometimes, we can just feel it and are overflowing with it. Other days...we really have to choose to have it. We have access to a fountain of joy...it is in Christ, in Truth, in His Spirit. If we are not readily feeling joyful....we just have to dig for it. It's there in His promises. So..when you are at the point where you can either snap or walk away...choose joy. When you are faced with a new day and you can either be grateful or despaired...choose joy. When you are faced with a rude employee or classmate...choose joy :) It will change your daily outlook and will keep you grounded on Who really is constant in your life.