To Whom Much is Given

Hello dear people! I hope that you are filled with indescribable joy and peace. And if you're not...you SHOULD be! Know why? Because you belong to the creator of all. And even when life is HARD, he is STILL worthy of praise. I've been learning this the hard way the past few weeks. Don't get me wrong. I've always known it. And i've always tried to live by it. But i'm telling you what, lately, it hasn't been easy. Lately, i've been selfish. That's not good. Not okay with me. And here is the reason why...because my situation should not determine my heart or my attitude. Life is all about taking the things that come our way and choosing how to deal with those things. Because the bottom line is, we DO have a choice. That means we can find our joy in the Lord, or we can let whatever is going on steal our joy. Crazy huh?

"To whom much is given, much is expected." This has been floating around my mind a lot lately. And I feel i've had recent revelation of what it means. I always used to think that this meant when you were blessed with things like money, talent, etc. you were meant to share that. I think that's part of it for sure...but not all of it. Here's the part i've been learning a lot more lately. When we're given a lot of hard things, a lot is expected from us. This means that when you're given a situation that no one would want to live with, we as believers have a responsibility to take that situation, and use it for good. Whatever you're handed was handed to you for a reason. If you're always going through hard things, then guess what? You can help a lot of hurting people. If you can learn to live in love even when life is hard, well...I don't think there's anything more like being Jesus with skin on than that.

I don't know. Maybe you'll disagree with me. And that's fine. I don't need you to agree. I just know that when it comes to me, no longer am I going to wallow in my sorrow. No longer am I going to let anything steal my joy! I am Jesus'. This life is ALL because of him. Why would I not live it for him?