Enouraged

The Lord showed me these things in His Word tonight and while listening to Jeremy Camp

"You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is the the fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore"  ~ Psalms 16:11.  
  
This I had searched for because lately I've not felt like my normal jovial self and that makes me rather disconcerted. I don't like the feeling and that's when I know something is not right. So I went to the Lord and He showed these to me: Joy is not found in things I do, like or buy that I might think will make me happy. The joy I search for is found in His presence, rejoicing with worship, and meditating on His Word and most of all on and in Him!  Thus this next verse from the Lord:

"But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up on wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint" ~ Isaiah 40:31.

So, all in all, being in His presence is to wait upon Him. How to wait upon the Lord is through reading His Word. Thus my joy is always going to be found in Him and I will be strengthened through it to continue giving 200%  or more for my jobs, even if it goes unnoticed that I am giving my all. The Lord sees it! "And that is an encouraging thought" (To quote Gandalf) *wink*  =D

Romans 10:17 says "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God". This makes me even more inclined to want to read His Word so as to have more faith and trust in Him! He has certainly created an amazing relationship for us all!

In the end, I say now "Thank you Lord for Your love, encouragement, and You!"

Goodnight all =)