Enjoying life, Part II
Friday, July 8
Enjoying life, Part II
For let him who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good-whether apparent or not] keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from guile (treachery, deceit). 1 Peter 3:10
So how do we get the joy of the Lord? Jesus tells us in John 15 that if we will abide in Him, we will experience God’s will for our lives, and everything Jesus has will be ours. Abiding means making Jesus the most important person in your life, living and remaining in Him, and making everything in life revolve around Him. Echoing the words of songwriter Israel Houghton, ‘Jesus be the center of my life.’
We must understand that focusing on Jesus has so many benefits. For one, when we’re paying attention to Him, we are forced to look up and out. Looking up to the One who is capable and looking out for the problems in our life. Then and only then we’ll be able to live with God’s peace and joy.
Prayer for today: Heavenly Father, You created me out of joy. When You made me, You said that I am perfect. My desire is to live a life, full of happiness and peace which is pleasing to You. Amen