Choose Joy
A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22
Now life hasn’t always been a joy-fest for me, I struggled for years with anxiety and depression, so to say I trust God, and find joy in all this madness is absolutely a miracle in itself.
You see I absolutely love people! I love to be with people. I love to laugh, cry, pray with, cook for and eat with people. I am quite talkative, so to be quarantined in a house with my husband has not been such a good time for him. Thankfully I have had others still in my everyday life so I haven’t totally driven him crazy….yet.
I have found joy in little things.
I have found joy watching a dove and her mate build a bird nest in a not so convenient area of my pergola.
I have found joy listening to the waves roll across the bay from my front porch.
I have found joy from watching all the people exercise and walk with their families in front of my house (which I am boycotting as that is NOT following social distancing… haha)
I have found joy in the alone time I have had with Jesus.
I have felt so much joy in seeing my grown children lean on and depend on their spouses during this time, to devote time for their family without distraction, to genuinely love on each other.
So although this Covid-19 has put a wrench in our everyday lives, the route I have chosen to deal with this is choosing Joy. I CHOOSE Joy!!
The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. Psalm 28:7
In His love and grace
Robin