“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp...

Today, Im pondering, I guess. Wondering how someone like me, someone who loves the Lord with all of her heart, can ever have a moment without joy. But I do.

I let the worries of life eclipse my joy.

"Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy..."

1 Peter 1:8 NIV

Oh, that we could have uninterrupted,

inexpressible and glorious joy!

But we can...we can find joy in every moment of every day. I think that we are just not looking in the right place. We dont have to chase after it...if we have Him, we already have it. Joy comes from within. Joy comes from Him.

Today Im going to begin a "Joy Dare". Ann Voscamp, author and blogger has a book titled, "1000 Gifts" (that I have not read but plan to) where she wrote down 1000 things she found joy in! On her website, she has a link where you can download her "Joy Dare" and begin to find joy in everything around you every day for a year.

Here is the link: http://www.aholyexperience.com/joy-dares/

“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp...

but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”

Nathaniel Hawthorne