Chasing joy

Daylight Savings Time- my favorite time of year (major sarcasm).  Losing an hour of sleep is not on my list of good ideas.  I have enough struggles with distractions and temptations on my own; I do not need an outside source robbing my of my sleep!

Pardon my mini-tantrum, I'm short on sleep . . . ha ha.

They can take away my sleep, but I shouldn't also give away my joy.





I know, it's hard to be joyful when your biological schedule is messed up, especially for those professed night-owls (ahem - me) who struggle with mornings, let alone mornings that begin even sooner!  Yet, I can still have joy.  I might have to create it or search harder to see it, but it is definitely possible.  So why on earth would I allow something so ordinary as Daylight Savings Time remove my joy?  It is choice, and I can choose to embrace joy or I can wallow in my frustration over something that is most definitely not in my control.

Maybe your roadblock isn't your sleep schedule.  Maybe it's a co-worker or a family member, or a temptation or a distraction that steals your joy.  Perhaps you have choices that can bring that joy back, or it could be beyond your control.  Either way, I suggest striving for joy.  It's sometimes the only part you can control, but it is a very important part.

Joy and Peace. 4 Rejoice[a] in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! 5 Your kindness[b] should be known to all. The Lord is near.6 Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. 7 Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. ~Philippians 4:4-7 NABRE

Prayer:  Lord, open my eyes to the joy in my life.  Help me to see through Your eyes how even simple things can bring joy.  I desire to live with joy; grant me the opportunities to bring joy to others, which will also bring joy to me.  Amen.