Finding Joy...Or Not...
Thursday, July 10, 2014 Posted by Debbie Legg
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Confession:
I don’t know how to find joy.
I
do, however, know how to NOT find joy.
There
is no joy in fudge-striped cookies (darn it).
And
none in coffee (double darn it).
There
is no joy in Facebook or Twitter or Instagram.
Distraction
makes it really hard to find. So does Discouragement. Belieeeeeve me.
This really great article lists five things that steal joy. But can you lose something you don't know if you've found it in
the first place?
(By
the way, there is also no joy in asking stupid questions.)
The blinking cursor, taunting me with “you have nothing to say, especially about joy,” is not so much joy.
Disobeying
God, or even delaying obedience to God, doesn't help.
Focusing
on what you don’t have TOTALLY does NOT help you find joy.
It’s
also pretty much a given that lying, cheating, stealing and stuff like that do
not bring joy either.
So,
I give up. I can’t seem to find joy.
Hmmm…
What if...I asked God for Joy?
If
I asked for it, would I recognize it? Would I know how to receive it,
even hang on to it for a while?
Lord,
help.
