Joyfulness

We long for peace, we long for serenity, we long for joy and happiness.  Where do we look?  We look for things to make us happy, we look for people to bring us joy, we look for good behavior in children to bring peace.  Yet, we don't find happiness in things.  People often bring us pain not joy.  Children, well I know my children certainly don't bring peace even though they are relatively well behaved.

So, where do we find peace and serenity, joy and happiness?   The answer is in the blood of Jesus Christ.  Only Christ can give us true peace.  Only Christ can calm our fears and handle our worries.  Only finding ourselves in Christ can bring true Joy, and only in the security of our future in Heaven can we find lasting happiness.

God created us to live today.  He doesn't want us to relive our regrets of yesterday.  He doesn't want us to plan out our obediences of tomorrow.  This moment is the one God has given you. 

My moment requires that I complete my household chores and tuck my children into bed.  What are you going to do with it?