Have you had your OUTRAGEOUS and CONTAGIOUS JOY JUICE
today? If so, you are bursting forth
with His love and joy!
When your
heart is full of joy, there’s no room for much else….except love and gratitude! When you are overflowing with the JOY of the
LORD, you don’t have time (nor desire) to grumble and complain. I’m pretty sure that’s where Paul was coming
from when he wrote in Philippians 2:14-15:
“Do
everything without complaining or arguing,
so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault
in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the
universe.”
How often
do we find ourselves grumbling about the weather? When we do, we should be aware that we are
criticizing God’s ordering of creation.
What about when we complain about an illness or problems on the job or
any unexpected situation? We should
realize that we are saying that God isn’t handling our affairs very well.
Instead of
complaining about the rain or the cold weather; rather than questioning why a
certain situation was allowed to happen ….let’s understand that nothing catches
God by surprise and He loves us! It’s
impossible to keep an eye out for God’s blessings while harboring a complaining
spirit. When we grumble and complain, we’re blocking our expectation of good
things…and we’ll probably miss seeing them when they do come!
In order to
be an outrageously JOYful Christian with a contagious spirit of love for the
Lord, remember to do everything without complaining…..so that you will SHINE like stars
in the universe!
I am praying that we will find the joy in this new
day and SHINE His love into the lives of everyone we meet!
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