About a month ago, my grandson and I were traveling to
Virginia for a mini-vacation. We were
making great time when traffic came to a screaming halt, forcing us to remain
in that town for the night. In an effort
to entertain him, we went into Wal-Mart and he chose a video game for his
DS. In addition, I allowed him to choose
various treats such as candy, snacks, etc…
We checked into a nice hotel and within moments we were at the pool and
hot tub relaxing. With his hair soaking
wet, his new DS game on the table and his mouth stuffed with candy he asked… ‘What’s next Emmy?’ ‘What about tomorrow?’ I was tired and frustrated at his lack of
being satisfied in the moment.
How many times is our life full of candy but we look to God
and say ‘What’s next?’ ‘What about
tomorrow, next week, next year?’ ‘What will you do for me today?’ Paul learned the secret to joy and
contentment, and it had nothing to do with this world. His joy and satisfaction came from his
relationship with Jesus Christ…not what he had in the bank or what his comfort was
at the time. He was well aware that true
joy came as a gift from the Holy Spirit.
Attaching joy to future events, relationships or
expectations will produce certain outcomes.
We will miss out or minimize any present joy we could have
experienced. We will miss God’s message
to us in the present situation. We can’t
be fully engaged in our present life if our heart is in the future. Most importantly, when looking to the future
for joy, we fail to appreciate the blessings of the day from God.
True joy will be
realized when we recognize that while we have been delayed from our destination
we still have candy in our mouth and dripping wet with blessings!
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