Until a year or so ago, I had no idea what this word even meant. Now, I rather wish I didn't. The day after moving in to my new home in Magnolia Hall, I got extremely dizzy. The dizziness didn't go away when I closed my eyes, or when I was lying down. It made rush difficult, to say the least. No surprise, my great God used this ordeal to give me more of himself. Isn't it incredible how he is so faithful to do that? The Lord really taught me what my head has known for a while - that joy is a choice. Me being miserable was no excuse for me to be grumpy, or to treat people poorly. Sure, a constant spinning room is infuriating, but I still have SO much to be thankful for. God is good in sickness and in health. At one point in all my testing they stopped an inner ear test because they found something wrong and sent me immediately to get an MRI. As imaginable, my mind rushed to all of the possible things that could be wrong. I was afraid, but not overwhelmed. My God has proved himself to me over and over in spite of my faithlessness, and I knew that He was enough for me. Whatever life has next, bring it on. All that matters is knowing and enjoying Him.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength1 of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26
There is enough of God to furnish us with any matter of joy in the worst circumstances on earth... Joy in God is a duty of great consequence in the Christian life and Christians need to be again and again called to it. -Matthew Henry
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