Joy

Every day when my husband gets home he asks me how may day went. I usually shrug my shoulders because I usually just get through the day and by the time he gets home I am bone tired...A few years ago, I used to write on a blog entitled The Art of Making a Home Joyful. It was a blog about my journey of creating a joyful home. Most of my posts were about my struggles. Well, through the years I have asked myself that question, "How do I find true joy?". I am often and easily discouraged and angry and I often struggle with those things. It's finally sinking in this thick skull of mine and maybe calloused heart that adversity is an expected part of this life. We, after all, live in this sin stained world. I'm coming to realize that a joyful day isn't a day without its trials and challenges. A joyful day is knowing you have faced those trials and challenges glorying in Jesus Christ instead of glorying in self. What's that look like? It looks like the cross, remembering the relationship you have between God and yourself, one of love, grace, and forgiveness, and applying it to those around you. Isn't it a wonder that the 2 greatest commandments is to love God and then love others? In this side of heaven, I don't think you can have one without the other. I hope that everyday I can say to my husband that I've had a joyful day :)