Have you had your JOY JUICE today? God made some especially for you… just
because you have a special place in His heart!
Many of you
are probably like me and have wonderful memories of grandparents. My grandmother would let me get in the
kitchen with her and make my own “baby biscuits” as she made the real
thing. She’d play with me and let me
“help” her with jobs that I’m sure she could have done much more quickly
without me. At that time I didn’t understand the depth of her love…even
though I loved her with all my heart!
NOW, in this season of life, I TRULY understand and appreciate her
patient, unconditional love.
The reason
I can understand it now, is that I am a grandmother myself. I love for my little bundles of JOY! And I
let them help me with little chores around the house. No, they don’t do things perfectly…! Sometimes their “help” causes this “Gigi”, as
they call me, to have more work cleaning up the mess we’ve made. But the “mess” doesn’t matter, because I
would much rather see their smiles of delight and the pleasure they receive
from “helping Gigi”. Their joy brings ME
joy because they have a special place in my heart!
Don’t you
think that’s how it is with God? He
doesn’t really need our help, but He enjoys seeing our JOY as we “help” Him
with His work. We have a special place
in God’s heart and He invites us to be a part of His work…because of His love
for us. He receives JOY from seeing our JOY as we serve Him.
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