JOY COMES IN THE MORNING!

There is the so much in our lives that we have little to no control over.  Oh, we can claim to have control.  We can regulate certain ideas and aspects of our lives and state that we are in control of things, but the truth is we are not.  At all times and in all circumstances, God is the only one with total control.   There are some that say that God is my copilot or my right hand man, but that is so disrespectful to me.  God is none of those things, He is in total control of our lives even within the confines of our free wills, and His plans and purposes will always be shown in world affairs.  He does offer us the ability to walk with Him and offers us the ability to work with Him in all areas of our lives, but ultimately control is totally His.

We have walked down many paths in the past six months.  We have gone from a family of six to a family of seven.  We have had the privilege (and yes, I mean privilege) of having our son born straight into Heaven and into the arms of Christ.  We have cried, laughed, and grown more in the past six months than we have in our 19 years of togetherness (including 15 ½ years of marriage) and through life in general. 

Changes come and go from our lives and throughout it all we can happily quote the Psalmist: “For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor, a lifetime. Weeping may spend the night, but there is joy in the morning.” (Psalm 30:5 HSCB)  There are changes coming to our family.  With Christ’s control of our lives and the joy that He has brought to us, there is also joy for us in the morning!  I for one can’t wait!