Friday, August 10, 2012

I need to CHOOSE JOY!

Something got me thinking the other day.  I had hit my limit.  I needed a change.  I have had a rough year or so with health problems, that nasty word “cancer”, drama in general, and of course the economy.

Suddenly I am now on a “kick” and I hope that “kick” becomes a lifestyle.

It all started the other morning when I was having my morning coffee with my mother (yes, people still do that.)   As I was ranting and raving about the horrible situations in my life, the words just rushed out before I could stop them. I quote, “Mom, I just have no joy in my life!  I mean I love my son and my family and my fiancé and my boss and my friends and my job and everything, but I feel like nothing brings me joy anymore!”  She tried to console me as best as a mom could with a stubborn child, but that tortured pain was still pushing on my heart.  I thought saying it out loud would ease the pressure, but it didn’t.

Ten minutes later, I walked into work early, turned on my computer, and for some unknown reason that I will never understand Googled “online bible study for women.”  Now, people that know me well know that I am not an every Sunday church going person.  It’s not that I disagree; I’m just not “one of those people.”  Anyway, there it was – a list of bible study websites online for women who just don’t have time for organized church gatherings.  After clicking on the first one, my mouth dropped, my eyes did a double take and I had my answer.  They were getting ready to start a four week bible study.  The perfect study for the new-to-online-study people.  Can you guess what the name of the book was?  Choose Joy by Kay Warren!



Talk about a smack in the face!  I was being told, “Here’s your sign! If you don’t get the hint now, you MUST be blind!”  This was it.  This was the time to reevaluate my life.  I needed to reevaluate my priorities.  I needed to reevaluate my attitude, my thought process, my personal goals….  And that is just what I planned to do.  I ordered the book (thanks, mom), and got it just in time to start.

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