"Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord." - Psalm 89:15
I'm 12 weeks into my journey of being gleeful. If nothing else, this journey has taught me that I must continually be seeking the good things and the blessings because they aren't always obvious. When you seek and count your blessings, it causes you to have a thankful heart. When you are thankful and worshipping God, it is pretty hard not to have joy. To be happy. To be gleeful.
Life isn't always good. In fact, sometimes life is very difficult. And sometimes our season of life makes us question whether there is anything good at all. But there is always something good. There is always something to be thankful for. God always has a reason for giving us one more day. Sometimes our hard days help form our ministry, so that we can help another person. Sometimes our hard days make us cause us to look at the great days and worship God.
Here are some things I've noticed about my joy in this 3 month process.
- My family brings me more joy than I could have possibly imagined.
- The sunlight has a huge impact on my mood. I'm definitely not a cold weather kind of girl. Sunny days make my soul happy.
- Focusing on my blessings, whether small or large has really helped me see how good God truly is.
Here are some of the things that I've praised God for in the past 3 months.
-My children's health, my mom being okay after a bad fall, music, youth retreats, quiet times with God, creating things, coffee dates, restful nights, good school days, snow days, long days at home with family, hard working hubby, baby chicks, baby showers, friend's spiritual retreat, and beautiful spring days.
I pray that those of you following along in this journey with me are feeling the positive impact of recording our gleeful moments. If you aren't, please join the Facebook group and join us in sharing throughout the week on the things that bring us glee. We'd love the company!
Friends, we are happy when we take these things that make us gleeful and hear them as the joyful call to worship our Creator. We will walk in the light of His presence. I encourage you to take time out of your busy lives and figure out what makes you gleeful.
~Peace out, homies.
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