Choose Joy

The people I admire most are those that remain joyful despite the challenging circumstances they may be facing.

As far as I can tell, joy is a choice.

It is a choice to wake up in the morning and count the things we are thankful for before getting out of bed. It is a choice to smile at a stranger, to tickle our kids, to run silly through the house and not worry about the mess. It is a choice to let your face light up when your loved one walks into the room. It is a choice to kiss them goodnight. There is no doubt, joy is a choice.

Since joy has never been my strength as a Christian, I have always prayed for myself, "Let the joy of the Lord be my strength." (Ne 8:10) The cool thing about God is that he can take a weakness and make it a strength, for nothing is impossible with Him.

No matter what you may be facing today, my hope for you (and for me!) is that we will choose joy.