Time out from the frontlines
Yeah, I know it's been a while since I've been here.
How much of a while?
It had been so long, I had to check my old e-mail to figure out how to log back into my own blog!
Now that that's done, hi again!:-)
I'll bet you're all wondering what's kept me away for so long.
Well, keep wondering...I ain't tellin'...not here, anyway!
Although part of what's kept me away has been the insidious depressive state that comes from ongoing discouragement.
Yes, Christians get discouraged, too! We all try to smile and put on a good face for each other and those we know who aren't blessed with the gift of eternal life as we have it, but we have our ups and downs, too.
And why not? Since we're every bit as human as the non-Christians are, are we then exempt from the normal stages of human life?
You'll get some believers who'll say we are...or we ought to be.
I'm here to tell you that if they really believe that, they're lying to you.
There's a BIG difference between joy and happiness.
For one thing, joy is not contingent on life circumstances...joy is a choice we can all make at any time, and there is real, true joy in knowing that we have eternal life as a result of the work of Jesus Christ.
Happiness is more of a state of mind based largely on how well, circumstantially, things are going for you.
Am I happy? Well, let's see...of the top three interests in my life right now, I'd say two are going reasonably well...while the most important one of those is going very poorly right now. It's not quite a wash, so I'd say I'm mostly OK....but I could be a LOT happier.
Am I joyful? Absolutely.
For I have the Lord, and thus I have hope that whatever may be wrong in my current circumstances, they may quickly...or slowly...change for the better. This gives me a decided advantage over those who don't have the joy that comes from knowing Jesus.
Am I discouraged? Put it this way...are summers usually hot?:-)
But will my discouragement end? It's bound to...in the meantime, I keep hoping, praying, and yes, even writing.
Posted on Jun 20, 2007 - 09:19 AM | [0]
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