It's the Morning!

A few posts back I had made the mention of Joy coming with the morning, and how I was wondering where that morning had gone. I am happy to say it's that morning. My husband and I have gone through many obstacles it seems as though for us 2016 started out as one of the roughest years for us, however it also started as one of the most trying and bonding times. While it would have been lovely to continue as newlyweds with our "heads in the clouds" I am appreciative that we had the hurtles to jump, and the race to run together. Today my husband and I turned a page in our journey, today we opened the curtains let the sun shine in and face the day with a smile and heart dependent on God and what His will for us is.

I try not to judge anyone and I try not to judge those with differing beliefs but sitting here in amazement at the things God pulled us through some moments even having to carry the both of us through, I wonder how people who don't believe in a God survives, I wonder how a marriage flourishes to the full capacity that it can be. Then I face the reality, a lot of marriages don't survive, a lot of marriages never reach that flourishing potential, a lot of marriages end in divorce, broken homes, unhealthy vices, and hurt feelings. I am not saying my husband and I are perfect, we are imperfectly perfect through God. What I am saying as a newlywed to those married forever and ever or those married just a short time or those thinking about marriage is, you need your faith, you need to have that sustaining power of knowing the hard times are coming or the hard times are here and their going to be gone eventually. Just like someone would take shelter in a basement during a tornado, we must take shelter in our marriage and in our relationships in God.

With this morning, and with the joy that God has restored to us, my husband and I this past weekend took the necessary precautions to safe guard our spiritual well being, and also our marriage's well being, along with our ministry's well being. We supported a local christian book store (we highly recommend doing so, even though the internet may have more to offer its still important to support local businesses) and stocked up on books to last us these next few weeks educating ourselves on our weaknesses, our strengths, and our goals as a married couple and as people individually and together in ministry.

Whether you have gone to college or not, always educate yourself, no one can take the knowledge your receiving away from you, they can take books, tv, internet even but they can't take away your knowledge.

**My point is this, we have joy again and we are sustained in Christ. We pray for those who read this blog, that you find yourself sustained in Christ as well.

Joy Comes In The Morning

We all have those weeks where we have a hard time and it just seems like you can't find your joy, I had one of those weeks, I am still in one of those weeks. There's something important that I find myself having to keep saying "Joy comes in the morning" yes this is biblical, Every morning you can find joy, I feel like Paulina saying "Let's play the Glad Game" but its true, your perspective is going to deeply impact how bad that bad day is.

For instance today from the time I woke up at 8:15 am till now 11:11am (yes I know make a wish....I don't need to that's what prayer is for) I had a washcloth crisis (its laundry day and Randy unknowingly took the last washcloth this morning), which delayed my shower, which then when doing laundry the washer decides to have a mind of its own, which delays clean clothes and such (no worries I have enough to clothes to supply the town) but then I move on in my day, I'm cleaning the kitchen and I find that the top of my microwave is a little dusty no biggie I can just lysol wipe it all only to open it and find buffalo chicken dip splattered everywhere inside (thank you hubby). So now your caught up with my day.

Now all of this you think could throw me into over drive, you think it could stop me or get me to throw my hands in the air and say "I quit" or "Not today" but no, I won't allow that, instead I turn the worship music up a little louder than usual, and I remind myself "Joy comes in the morning"

All it tells us is Joy comes in the morning, God never said which morning it was going to be, so you got to smile and move on. So with that being said

Joy Comes in the Morning.