Choose Joy!

I think we have to make a conscious decision each day to be joyful.    I wish I could say that I'm always joyful, but that's certainly not the case.  

There is a woman I know who does seem to be always joyful.  Every time I see her she has a big smile on her face.  I must confess she makes me feel a little guilty and I secretly wonder if she ever has those "down" days.  She is human, so I'm guessing there are those days in her life, but still I've never seen her not smiling.

The Bible tells us the joy of the Lord is our strength.  Lots and lots of days I feel so weak, but those are the days I cry out to Jesus.  I ask Him to give me His strength, because I do not have any on my own.    I have found out when I call on Him to strengthen me, He always does.  Before long I'm worshiping Him and I begin to feel that joy bubbling up from within.  Then I feel His strength and believe that I can make it through another day.

So tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that, choose joy!