Growing up very religous, by the time I was 17, my daily obsession had become, how I could painlessly end my life and yet make it look to GOD as if it was somehow an accident. Crazy right? I did say I was 17, so when I was a child I thought as a child;-)
However, I have now become a man. Which is why I am up at 4.a.m, completely rested, with an incredibly busy and what supposedly, should be a very stressful day. Yet I am full of hope and anticipation and absolutely can not wait to get it on. You may be wondering am I being truthful or the more in-tuned question you could ask is, how can this be. Am I crazy, well actually certifiable but that has nothing to do with anything. You should try it.
You see, energy comes from what we think and what we feel. When In alignment, what manifests is always a direct match. What I feel is JOY!!! What I think about is joyful. Therefore, you guessed it, what will manifest will be a direct match.
When I was small, growing up in a very life constricting, religious setting, we had a song we sang, that went a little like this...This joy that I have, the world didn't give it to me, o'ohhh, the world dint give it and the world can't take it away. Note, if you will, that the emphasis is on joy and not happiness.
You see, Joy is an internal delivery truck. The bible states,"it is a fruit or by-product of the spirit. Meaning, it is within as the song indicates. It is tucked away from the world, given by GOD as a part of our true design, making it a part of who I truly am, in contrast to what perhaps, circumstances would try and convince me to be.
Happiness on the other hand is controlled by what is happening. It is the fruit/by-product of what may happen in this life. Understand, I may not be able to control my happenings but I am certainly in control of my response to them. On the other hand my mood and activities may be Highly influenced by what comes along or what I feel is being done to me. Creating in it's wake, a victimized mentality. This mentality is wholly focused on, only if I had more of this or that I would be happy. When the truth is, apart from the inner quality of joy in your spirit. The you behind those eyes, it doesn't matter what you have, happines will allude you. Someone put it this way...Instead of have-do-be or do-have-be, that the GOD given sequence is BE-DO-HAVE. Meaning that, when I be joyful, then I will do what circumstances to this point has attempted to prevent and have happiness. That which can only, truly come from a joyful state of being.
Sound contradictory? I submit to you that nothing could be farther from the truth. Simply take some time and disect the word blessed as it appears in it's original meaning and you will find it's definiton to be; Happy, blessed, fortunate to be envied. Now doesn't that sound like fun!
The point is sort of like the oreo cookie and milk jingle...You can't have one without the other. David in the scriptures states,"The Joy of the Lord is my strength. Paul stated,"I have learned that in whatever state(condition)I am in, I am to be content. Furthermore he states,"I AM able to do all things(situations) through Christ who is my strength. Therefore whether rich or poor, in turmoil or peace, I will rejoice for this is the will(conditions of promise by a passed(not deceased) love one, who desires to remain here via you and I)of GOD concerning me. Paul further states,"I can do all things through Him(Christ) who strengthens me. The context comes at the conclusion of the ups and downs of life. Do your own research;-)
Therefore my friends even in the midst of my many trials. I am not stressed. Though I find it odd that many seek to convince me that I should be. Hmmm. Well anyways, I think I have, perhaps reached a major milestone in my journey. As a result I am witnessing the very things I worked so hard for, fall directly into my sphere. Talk about Happy;-)! Whew Hew! I'm Excited, I'm Excited, I'm Excited! You can be too. Simply jump up and down , no matter where you may be and shout to the top of your voice, at least three times and watch the transformation begin. You can do this whenever what is happening doesn't match what you believe.
As I write this, I am headed into what should be or is considered a very unpleasant situation. However, I have a Joy in my heart and a pep in my step. Because, Greater is HE that is within me than that which is in the world.
Be blessed and create for yourself an amazing day! I will::-)
