I've Got My Joy!

I'm not sure how to explain how I've been feeling lately. I guess a big part of it is my impending graduation and realizing how close I am to it. But as of this week, I have found my JOY!  Not that I've been depressed or upset, I have just been living kind of floating from one thing to the next. I started claiming joy in the mornings when I would wake up, and setting myself up to have great days. Its crazy how when you set out with the intent to have a great day, to soak up what the Lord has prepared for you, how you can truly appreciate things, conversations, and people you may otherwise look over. Its crazy to think that your footsteps are planned for you, the Lord knows every step you're going to take, every conversation you will have. He has planned and ordained your entire day. All you have to do is step into it, align yourself with him and he will take care of the rest. Enjoy the days that the Lord has planned out for you. One of my favorite quotes is "God ain't never made a bad day; so I have no excuse to make it one." and another quote that just came to me is "I'm not who I was, I'm sure not who I'm going to be, but by the grace of God I am who I am."

Last night as I was going to bed I looked at myself in the mirror and realized that I, don't take this the wrong way, really like myself! I walked upstairs and John was reading his B-I-B-L-E and I asked him if he liked himself, he said "yes" after getting over the odd question, and I responded "good, its important to like who you are." This is so true! If you can't look in the mirror and honestly like who you see, you need to realize that you are a child of the Most High God! That YOU were fearfully and wonderfully made! You were created in the image of God! That you were knit together in your mothers womb! That you were bought at a price! That you are worth it! That you made for a purpose! Live in it, own it, believe it! Its easy to be beat down by people, circumstances, and even yourself. Be who you are! Be who you were MADE to be! Don't listen to the lies that the enemy tries to put in your head, but rather claim the truth that the Lord has spoken over your life.

More to come... I have to plan for campaigners in the morning.