ENJOY THE JOURNEY

Dear Rock Church,

Joy is the choice God gives us everyday when we get up in the morning. You and I will overcome every situation in our lives with joy. It was the joy that was set before Christ that caused him to endure the cross, and that great joy is available to you and I for daily living. It should not matter the climatic conditions, when our hearts are right and our motives are pure, joy becomes our weapon as we pray and live.

Living in the climate we have been in for the last 18 months has challenged our joy at times. There is nothing more frustrating than having economic woes, and although these kinds of challenges are usually reserved for those we expect there is no doubt that hard times have fallen on many good people. Regardless, we never want to be the people who can't find joy. There is still goodness all around us. Even when there is lack there is goodness, although, we may have to purpose to find it more often.

Restore your joy. Communicate with a heart of joy the important mission of people. Enjoy one another, don't be too quick to end the conversation, the prayer time or the moment. Let's have joy when someone drops in on on our day-timer. Let's rejoice over our reputation to help and give.

In times like these joy is not only a choice, it is a medicine that makes the heart merry.

Pressing the Mark,

Jeff Knight