I stole this little tidbit off of Trey Morgan's blog:
Amen, huh? How cool is it that his son is that excited about life! I remember how when I was young, my parents would tell me to savor my youth, because those would be the best days of my life.
God's been doing a lot of work on me these past few years. As sad as it is, enjoying life has never seen something that's natural for me. In fact, it's something I had to seek God's counsel on.
What he's shown me is that the most important factor in my ability to enjoy life, is my relationship with Him. Even my wife can see this in me. On more than one occasion, she's mentioned to me that she can tell I'm not where I should be with God. I don't even have to do anything different. She can just see it in my eyes.
Please join with me in daily prayer that we all might learn to live with more joy in our lives. Keep a keen eye on your thoughts. Make sure you know who they're coming from. If you find yourself thinking something you realize is not from God, seek him out immediately. Ask him to lead, guide and direct you back to where you need to be.
I heard it again last night. In fact I hear it nearly every night. Cooper repeats the same thing every night as I put him to bed, "Dad, will you wake me up early in the morning so I can get up and play. It's going to be a great day." As I listened to him last night, I thought to myself, how much I wish I had that kind of enthusiasm for every new day that God gives me.
Amen, huh? How cool is it that his son is that excited about life! I remember how when I was young, my parents would tell me to savor my youth, because those would be the best days of my life.
You know what's sad? In many ways they were right. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade the life I have, or my wife and kiddos for the world. But isn't it crazy how, as we age, we get so caught up in our day to day affairs, that we forget to live. We worry so much about our jobs, errands we need to run, and bills we need to pay that we forget what God put us here for.
You know, I truly believe God wants us to be happy. Sure there's a lot of bad things in this world. It can be downright awful sometimes. But as a general rule, I know God wants me to enjoy my life.
God's been doing a lot of work on me these past few years. As sad as it is, enjoying life has never seen something that's natural for me. In fact, it's something I had to seek God's counsel on.
What he's shown me is that the most important factor in my ability to enjoy life, is my relationship with Him. Even my wife can see this in me. On more than one occasion, she's mentioned to me that she can tell I'm not where I should be with God. I don't even have to do anything different. She can just see it in my eyes.
Please join with me in daily prayer that we all might learn to live with more joy in our lives. Keep a keen eye on your thoughts. Make sure you know who they're coming from. If you find yourself thinking something you realize is not from God, seek him out immediately. Ask him to lead, guide and direct you back to where you need to be.
Here are just a few verses I've found that prove to me that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
Psalm 68:3
But may the righteous be glad
and rejoice before God;
and rejoice before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God.
Luke 2:10
But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
