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TUESDAY THOUGHT 4/15/08

Fear of Joy!  It seems to me that many people are only happy (or at least comfortable) when they are miserable, or at least struggling with some challenge.  It’s familiar territory.  Take away the misery — give them nothing but joy — and they are lost, not knowing how to react.  Joy terrifies them.  An odd concept, but I’ve seen it time and time again in myself and others.
 
Imagine having no regrets, not because you haven’t screwed up, but because you get a clean-slate do-over.  Imagine not only having all your life’s transgressions forgiven, but KNOWING they are forgiven.  Imagine realizing that your life is not only in God’s hands, but that He knows exactly what He is doing.  Imagine having nothing to worry about and never waiting for that second shoe to drop.  Scary! 
 
My point: Embrace the joy of your life.  Give it over to God and try not to be too concerned with or fret about the happiness that God offers.  Most of all, just enjoy it!  — jri
 
“I have learned to be content whatever
the circumstances.  I know what it is to
be in need, and I know what it is to have
plenty.  I have learned the secret of being
content in any and every situation, whether
well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty
or in want.”
        –    St. Paul