Sometimes life is all about perspective. Glasses that are half full are also half empty. Joy is a choice we make. A gift of grace available to each of us, but a gift that must be accepted. Because joy is a matter of perspective. A few weeks ago I signed up for the National Novel Writer's Month (NaNoWriMo) experience. I can tell you a million reasons why I don't have time for this. I can fill my heart with fear and self-recriminations. Or I can choose joy and hope, faithful that if it's God's will, then it will happen and confident that if it's not - it doesn't matter.
I will remind myself daily to "be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." (Romans 12:12)
By stepping out in faith and free-falling into the unknown I have to trust Him. I will embrace Paul's prayer to the Romans "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."(Romans 15:13)
Meanwhile, this week feels like my last week of freedom.
3 comments:
I'm right in the trial with you Fran! Posted about it at Flickers http://hisfirefly.blogspot.com/2009/10/stepping-out-of-boat.html
AMAZING photo!
I will read along and comment as I can (or cannot resist). heh.
You are featured in my blog. Again. *wink*
Barbara
Thank you both!
@Barbara - this one will probably be "offline" so you're off the hook for trying to keep up with posts. Oh, and...I grabbed a copy of the photo. Thanks!
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