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Count it all joy.


 I have a confession. Yesterday evening, I had a bad attitude. Call it hormones. Call it sleep deprivation. Call it whatever you want. I am sure I could have come up with tons of excuses, and I’m sure I used all of them in defense of my complaining. I spent the whole evening feeling sorry for myself.

Finally around 3:30 am, I was up for a feeding, and it was almost like I could hear the Lord asking me a question.  “Are you done?” It caught me off guard. Then I felt like He reminded me how many hours I had been complaining.  Then I heard the phrase, “Count it all joy.”

Jam 1:2-3 - My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

It hit me then how much I had been complaining the entire evening. I thought of Job and the intense amount of things that he went through. I thought of the many excuses he could have used and did, and yet, God said “Prepare yourself like a man and answer me.” Complaining does not serve us well.

He doesn’t put up with our excuses and our complaining. No amount of that brings glory to Him. He wants us to count it all joy. He wants us to be thankful.

You know, I tried it today.  I did my best to count trials all joy and to be thankful even in the hard times, and guess what.  It works.  It brings glory to God and helps you to have a much more enjoyable day.

I challenge you to do the same.

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Erin N. said…
Thanks for the reminder to count it all joy. That's why I love you :)
April 12, 2012 at 7:51 AM
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