JOY

I CHOOSE JOY BECAUSE IT IS A CHOICE.

Women have a hard time with so many things.  Women are the
fixers of life.  Our children require help and fixing on a regular basis 
I won't even discuss our husbands.  Have I mentioned our extended
family and friends?  There is so much worrying to be done and
someone has to do it!!  Wrong.

If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, He already has all of the answers
to all of our "problems".  This includes me, my children, my grand
children, my girlfriends, my relatives and those who are casual
acquaintances.  I know it sounds easy.  Why do we want difficult? 
When the Bible talks about His burden being easy and His load being
light,  it is true.  We burden ourselves,  God is not responsible.

If you begin a habit of God truly being in charge of every moment
of your life, then life is a piece of cake.  For those of us ladies
experiencing the downward trend of aging, our lines point up not
down.  My grandaughter informed me that I am not old.  okay.  She
says when people get old they are grumpy and look mean.  I told her
that I never want to be like that.  She says that as long as I keep
wearing sparkly jewelry, I will never be grumpy faced.  That works
for me.

You are thinking that I must live in a perfect world.  Everything
in my life is easy.  NOOOO!  The key is that I am not running my life
so there are no complaints.  Each day has so many blessings that I
sometimes cannot believe how good God is.  Focusing on what we
have is so much better than complaining about what we think we 
need.

Recently my husband and I were having a conversation about
money.  Now you are perked up!!  I told him that I am thankful that
we do not have a big bank account or 401K.  I told him that if we did,
I would not get excited about the early dinner at Texas Roadhouse. 
It would not thrill me to get a pedicure every now and then.  The
flowers he brings me from the grocery store would not be good enough
if I had lots of money.  It just takes the fun out of life.   I don't have to
worry about keeping what I don't have.

I am thankful and happy.  I love to smile and wear bright clothes.
I love to look people in the eye and welcome them into my world. 
He does it for me and He can do it for anyone who will give Him control.

Try it.  You may like it.