Joy

God created us to have fun and be joyful in what we do. I got the awesome opportunity to go fishing/crabbing/shrimpping with my boss. While we were boating back I started to pray that God would just speak to me. Wow did He, I have really been having a hard time finding joy in being here in Alaska (don’t get me wrong it is amazing here) but lately I really have been struggling in truly finding joy in what we are doing here on this project and with the team that I am serving on. So as we were riding alone the wind started kicking up and the waves started getting big for the boat we were in. As we drove back the water started spraying in the boat and Phil (my bosses son) who is 11 years old. Just started finding joy in letting the water hit him in the face and opening his mouth as the salt water sprayed over the boat. This is what interrupted my pray and in that instant I was true joy that was not affected but the world or for that matter anything. That is the joy that God calls us to unaffected by society. As I finished praying God show me that joy is not something you have when you are happy but true joy in the Lord is a lifestyle. As we matrue in our walks we more and more find joy in life just like a child.
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.