Unexplained Joy

I can't explain why I feel such joy and satisfaction in life.  I want to be able to pinpoint exactly what God has done through the day, but I am at a loss.  I can say that He has kept my mind much more closely stayed on Him than I have previously experienced.  It is somewhat like walking in a dream, only having more focus.

My fear in not being able to explain it is that I won't be able to repeat it.  I know times of temptation and trials will be coming.  How will I handle those times, should they come upon me as they did Job, when it feels like God is against me, rather than for me?  Even as I try to imagine it, I am filled with confidence that God will carry me through it and I will still have comfort.   Job did not have the Holy Spirit of God living inside him.  He could say, "I know my Redeemer liveth," but he could not say, "I know that my redeemer liveth in me, and I in Him."

Then there is the command that Jesus gave us to not worry about tomorrow because the evil of the day is sufficient for the day. He won't let me worry about it.  He has kept me from temptation through the day.  Not that no temptation came, but when it did, He reminded me of my goals and called me to Himself.  I was tempted to watch TV, but God reminded me that I want to be prepared to be used to reach the teens Friday.  He reminded me that I want to get Bible clubs going in the low income housing.  He reminded me that I want to have a much better understanding of His doctrine, that I want to be a true disciple, exercised in the discipline of His ways.  As He gave me the grace to press toward the mark, He has flooded my soul with great joy.

Perhaps that explains this tremendous joy I have felt for an extended period.

Pressing on,

Mark Hebert
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