“I just can’t believe it…

I get to live this life I’m living!”   

I had a friend say those words to me the other night.  It wasn’t the first time I heard him say it, in fact, he says it quite often.  He also has a lot of reason to say it cause he’s got that kind of life that when you look in, what’s not to get excited about. 

I must admit in the times I’ve heard him say that, I have often thought to myself, “maybe someday, when everything lines up in my life, I may get to say the same thing.”  The last time I thought that the Holy Spirit dropped this verse in my heart,

“This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.”

God was wanting me to see my life in a different way than what I was. Instead of looking at it as enjoyable only when things “begin to happen,” I need to see my life as right where God wants me to be.

This is the day in history the Lord has given to me, I will rejoice and be glad in it

This is the plan Christ has laid out for me, I will rejoice and be glad in it.

This is the life God has granted me to live, I will rejoice and be glad in it.

I have since joined the chorus of my friend and can say with a joyful heart, “I can’t believe I get to live this life I’m living, all for the glory of God, may I find my joy in Him!”

I just want everyone to be happy.

A friend and I were talking about morality, political issues, and the like and he said, "I just want everyone to be happy." I thought about that and how nice it sounded and how I wanted everyone to be happy as well.

I couldn't shake the thought however, and I started realizing that, in reality, trying to make everyone happy probably isn't that great of an idea, because when you make one person happy, you will inevitably make someone else miserable. This is because our happiness is often, if not most of the time, wrapped up in our own selfish desires.

I guess this is why it's so important to pursue God's truth over happiness. Because God's truth is the great equalizer. If my goal is to seek his truth in all situations, there will be times when I'm happy and there will be times, because of my sinful nature, when I am not.

The Bible says that God no respecter of persons, which means his truth will not always make us feel warm and fuzzy. I guess when you look at it, one could says that God's truth isn't safe...but it is good and when we trust him in those areas in our lives, we will ultimately not be sorry.