One Saturday morning a little boy and his father took a long awaited trip to the local pet store in search of a new puppy. The dad had been promising the trip for weeks and finally, the day had come. For weeks, the little boy had been reading books about dogs, surveying the pets of his friends, asking countless questions and waiting for this day, ready to make his choice.
When father and son walked into the pet store the dad immediately realized that this task was going to be much harder than he had thought it would be. There were so many adorable puppies from which to choose. But with determination in his heart and confidence in his step, the little boy began his search. Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, eyes and heart locked on the perfect dog. Staring at the little boy from the wired confines of a small crate was an undersized and fairly unimpressive but hopeful black puppy. Following his son’s gaze, the dad cringed as he realized that the first puppy he had eliminated as a possibility was the very one his son was watching.
The father attempted to re-direct the interest of his son toward a more suitable dog. It was not to be. Each time the little boy returned to his first choice, the black puppy who was grinning at the boy, eagerly pawing at the cage door and wagging his tail with great enthusiasm. The dad finally asked, “Son, which one do you want?” The little boy immediately pointed at the dog with the furiously wiggling tail and announced with great certainty, “I want that one, Daddy! I want the one with the happy ending.”
This story was in one of my devotions in my inbox this morning. We all want happy endings. I have a wonderful life~ a wonderful husband and wonderful children. I have more blessings than I deserve but lately I just have not been feeling well. I have summed it up to normal pre-menopausal hormones~which is just where I am at in life. It is a bit depressing if you ask me! It appears that this is puberty turned upside down and inside out at the other end. Yuck~ I mean when hormone levels fluctuate dramatically it can lead to hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, cravings, insomnia, fuzzy thinking, migraines, exhaustion and the list goes on. I do not feel joyful lately at all! I have been doing some research on how to get these crazy things that are happening in my body fixed. Number one they tell me is to eliminate stress. Ok~ someone please tell me how in the cotton picking world ~ do you do that? It comes knocking at the door or on the other end of the telephone line. It is kind-of hard to be joyful when you don't feel well. I am taking a trip the the Health Store today~ and putting my walking shoes on. I mean maybe I can walk it away. That seems to work for everything else in life~ tee hee. Not feeling well can steal your joy. So it is time to do something about it.
Many Joy Stealers lurk in the shadows just waiting to crush joy wherever they can find it. As I remind myself ~ I am reminding you this morning ~ nothing or no one can rob you of your joy without your permission. SO ~ don't give it up! Choose Joy!!!
At times our past can haunt us ~you know those should have, would haves or could haves! Sometimes we allow people to rob us of our joy. It may be a fearful circumstance or a broken dream. As a wife and mother we always have concerns at any given moment~ is that not right? We can't let these concerns rob us of our joy either! Right now besides feeling like someone has taken the normal me~ whatever that may be~ and placed it on another planet~ I have burdens weighing on my heart. Life can be very painful ~at times unfair ~ and just down right hard. BUT!!!!! ~ God is still in control. When I am weak~ He is strong. Praise God! As I say often~ "I have read the end of the book and we win." That ought to be enough to renew our joy this Thankful Thursday!
I don't just have to survive I can fight these dog- gone hormones and I plan to~ I can fight my battles on my knees and I plan to~ and I can trust the the Father has it all under control! Now that is a happy ending!
21Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
Many Joy Stealers lurk in the shadows just waiting to crush joy wherever they can find it. As I remind myself ~ I am reminding you this morning ~ nothing or no one can rob you of your joy without your permission. SO ~ don't give it up! Choose Joy!!!
At times our past can haunt us ~you know those should have, would haves or could haves! Sometimes we allow people to rob us of our joy. It may be a fearful circumstance or a broken dream. As a wife and mother we always have concerns at any given moment~ is that not right? We can't let these concerns rob us of our joy either! Right now besides feeling like someone has taken the normal me~ whatever that may be~ and placed it on another planet~ I have burdens weighing on my heart. Life can be very painful ~at times unfair ~ and just down right hard. BUT!!!!! ~ God is still in control. When I am weak~ He is strong. Praise God! As I say often~ "I have read the end of the book and we win." That ought to be enough to renew our joy this Thankful Thursday!
I don't just have to survive I can fight these dog- gone hormones and I plan to~ I can fight my battles on my knees and I plan to~ and I can trust the the Father has it all under control! Now that is a happy ending!
Job 8:21
King James Version (KJV)
21Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
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