A wise friend once told me that she believes joy is a matter of perspective, that one has to first learn to see the beauty in a situation before they can acquire joy in that situation. Wise words.God is a God of beauty and emotion, and when I say beauty I'm not referring to beauty that the eye can behold (though He does make people and scenery beautiful). I'm referring to the beauty of the love and joy He surrounds us with; the very beauty that gives meaning to this world and lightens the burdened soul. To obtain this kind of joyful attitude one must make a conscious habit of looking beyond the spectrum of the situation to discern the beauty within. Not every situation is beautiful, nor is always what we want it to be, and often it is very difficult to find any joy in it. But we must remember that because God allowed that situation into our life, there is beauty in it and when we find it, that beauty will bloom into a joy that only God could give us. His beauty is all around, beauty that turns to joy when we find it. I have found it in my life.
I see it in the joyful seasons and the hard seasons. I see it when I'm facing disappointments and when I'm receiving blessings.
I see this beauty in the laughter we share around the dinner table, in the silence that enfolds us as Daddy prays for the meal.
I see it in the joy that sparkles from my sisters eyes as she runs to greet her man at the door.
I hear it in the thunder of little feet that rush to greet me as I come home from work. I feel it in the bundles of joy that burst from the door to throw themselves upon me.
I see it in my Lolly as she gazes at me with luminous brown eyes, and feel it as she wraps her arms around me.
I see it in the fingers that grasp mine as I rock Shandie, and hear it in the sanctuary as the church lifts up their voice before our God.
Will you stop and survey your life to find this hidden beauty?
"Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
Psalm 37:4
"For the glory of God!"
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