Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seems to go right? Your computer crashes, you get in a fight with loved ones, your parents get a divorce, your boss yells at you. Not that any of this happened to me yesterday. I had a lot of little annoyances pushed at me that made me explode a little bit. What I thought was interesting is that I was reading my devotion last night and wouldn’t you know, it talked about being joyful in hard times. I also had that old hymn stuck in my head last night as well… ” Rejoice, Rejoice and again I say rejoice. Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say Rejoice!”. I bet you know how hard it is to always be joyful ( especially when you are in Chicago weather). God tells us to be joyful because this world is not permenant. It is never going to be perfect here. Their is always going to be something that you are worried about or frustrated about because of sin. I am, however, bleesed to be where I am and who I am at the moment. I am not being bruised for my faith or being chained in prison so I am very blessed. Romans 12:11-13 says ,”Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality”.
