The Daily Blueprint / Wednesday / 6-4-08

SORROW & MOURNING, FLEE!

ISAIAH 51:11
Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion: and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain galdness and joy; and sorrow and mouring shall flee away!

As a Christian -our lives should contain a certain amount of joy - now I am not saying that living life here on Earth is easy - but what I am saying is that with God we can and will make it though just fine- while joy is constant - happiness is not always so - and many get them mixed up - many times happiness depends on us -on what we want - while joy says no matter what - I will be gald..we must have this attuidue because life is hard -and just when you think its smooth sailing -something comes along and takes your feet out from under you -which is actually a good thing - because God can begin to work in our lives if we quit trying to stand on our own two feet wihtout His help - He wants us to be depant apon Him. He wants us to have real lasting joy - but Jesus warned His followers countless times that in this life we will have trouble - notice Jesus never said we may or might have troubles- He said it like it was -and went all the way and said we will have troubles - but God's focus was not so much on the trial itself but more on our reaction to the trial - many times we must go through the valley to get to the mountaintop- we cannot have one without the other - and since we know we are in for some trouble - its good to know that Jesus shares in our sufferings- HE knows what it is like to suffer -to be betrayed - He knows that we sometimes end up feeling the sorrow and the mourning that comes with the trials - as long as we live and breathe on this planet -we will have trouble - but praise God that in the end we get to go home and leave the sorrow and mourning behind - becuase we cannot dance for joy if we have feet stuck in the mud of depression - Sorrow and Mourning will one day flee! Praise GOD!

footnote: The problems of this world won't last forever!
CHRIST takes us through our trials not around them.
Praises, Prayers & Previews:
Pray for Karen R - she is still suffering from cancer - pray for her family -
her daughter. Samantha is to be married soon -thank you.
it's time once again for CHURCH SIGNS!
Send in yours today!
- LIVIN IN THE WORD - 6/4/08 -
SORROW MANY LAST FOR THE NIGHT - BUT JOY COMES IN THE MORNING! DANCE FEET DANCE - REJOICE IN THE LORD OUR GOD!