Thursday, July 8, 2010

Where did it go?

I (Julie) was reading in Galatians tonight, and in chapter 4, Paul is appealing to the Galatians to remember how they acted the first time they heard the Gospel. He asks, "What has happened to all your joy?" That question has stuck with me. Isn't it lame how we have the best thing in the world in Jesus, and yet so often we feel discontent, unhappy, or just bored with life? Sometimes I think we need someone to look us in the eyes and say, "Hey! What has happened to all your joy? It's time to get it back!" Listen to Psalm 16:11: "You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." That's where we get our joy, so let's get it!