I am not a morning person. I tend to wake up very slowly and slightly disgruntled. I am nocturnal, I can clean, read, pray or relax into the wee hours of the night. I love the alone time I can get when the house has quieted down after an extremely busy day and everyone is sleeping. However, being a busy mom of 5 children I am learning quickly that I need to find a solution to this little problem of mine. I wake up most mornings very tired and no matter what kind of relaxation techniques I use to go to sleep, I lay there wide awake just waiting for that blessed slumber. Most nights I fall asleep praying. I am so thankful that God hears and answers our prayers. I am learning more and more every day just how much God cares about his children.In this troubled, superficial world we live in, we need to believe in something that is real and can give us hope. Even in the midst of tragedy, we can have internal peace and joy when we realize that we have a God that is bigger than all our problems. When God created us he placed in us a void that only he can fill. I truly believe that you'll never know true happiness until you come to know the God that created you. So many people are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Even Christians can get that way, but we have to remember that the Joy of the Lord is our strength (Neh 8:10). One of the tools the enemy of our soul likes to use against us is getting our focas on the problem rather than on the one who can take care of it. It is when we have no joy and we feel we can't face another day that we need a new perspective on our problem. I may have mentioned this quote before but it has helped me so many times that I want to share it again:
"Rather than saying God here is my problem...we should say problem, HERE IS MY GOD!"
I am so glad that the bad times don't last forever and we can have comfort in the fact that God is in the midst of life's storm with us. Recently, my family has faced some pretty tough situations but I am thankful that when the morning sun broke through the darkness of the night, riding on it's warm rays was JOY! I am here to offer you hope and encouragement to the fact that your darkness wont last if you trust God. The light of his love will break through the gloom and joy will come. If you think you've done all you can to obtain joy by the worlds standards and are still unhappy, I encourage you to pick up a Bible and start reading the book of Psalms. Try prayer, it does work and it does change things.
Psalm 30:5 says "For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. "
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