Recently, I have been learning how often I forget what I have in Christ. It is so easy to live our lives with a sense of entitlement, that the world owns us something just because we are human beings. Often times I find myself expecting things and circumstances in life to bring me happiness. So often I forget how good God is just because He is God. He has given us everything. We have eternal life. There is nothing on this earth that should steal our joy. I am learning that how in the midst of the adversity of life, we need to proclaim the goodness of God. To others, but most importantly to ourselves. As Americans, we are so tied into our happiness coming from the things and the security we have. As the american Church, this thinking typically does not differ. Our joy must be in Christ. Our joy must be in who God is and what He has done for us. When we think life is not going our way, we need to remember that it was never supposed to. We need to stand on the the goodness of God and proclaim it until we believe it and it changes our attitude.
I love the simple Psalm.
"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His steadfast love endures forever"
Psalm 136
It is so simple but so true. God is good. We have no reason not to be joyful and we have every reason to be. So be joyful today! Proclaim the goodness of God!
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