Seek a blessed joy, and illuminate your paths with
happiness. Essential though is to cultivate
contrite hearts and clean minds. This is
when you’re blessed with gifts of the Almighty.
You become true lights and are ideal for doing Christ’s work. Barack
Obama (b. 1961), the first African American President of the United States
declared, “If you're walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep
walking, eventually you will make progress.”
Our walk of faith leads to enlightened hearts.
Joys of the World
The joys of this world are fleeting. True peace is like a weapon defeating
evil. In this world there’s degradation,
sin, and fear. But in the eyes of
Christians their future is bright. By
living according to the promises of God they become faithful, kind men, and
women. They face hardships which are
like pin pricks compared to the happiness awaiting them in heaven.
This world is buffeted by the winds of change. If it isn’t war, murder, or crime, it’s found
in the sensual excesses of life. Some people
hold their heads high, walk with their chests up, and are puffed up. At best this is a way to display of
vanity. Some face struggles with broken
hearts, but continue to pretend that all is well. We can’t depend on the temptations of the
flesh to build us up. We often witness
empty praise and double talk. As if
bound by fetters worldly types live in the shackles of fickleness. A poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803–1882)
observed, “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you
something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
Being true to oneself should be the aim of every Christian.
Spreading Joy
It’s beneficial to spread joy and hope in the world. To be true to ourselves we have to live
joyfully. Being sustained by the Holy
Spirit it’s for us to evangelize, and minister to others. As lights in the world we ought to walk
confidently in the midst of wolves. As we
journey through life be filled with the riches of God’s Heavenly Kingdom. Robert H. Schuller (1926–2015), a Christian
televangelist testified, “God flourished my ministry and my career of creative
thinking, communicating and writing back 50 years.” It was Schuller’s belief that Christ blessed
his mission.
Comforting Joy
To find comforting joy it’s best to review the teachings of
Jesus and his disciples. Their
testimonies mirror the lights of Christian living. So in faith be steadfast in your
understanding of the Word. For on
judgment day we’ll have to give an account about how we lived our lives. We therefore look forward to his heavenly
consolation when our sins are washed away.
We should embrace these spiritual beliefs and be comforted by his
blessings.
Ann Landers (1918–2002),
a Chicago Sun-Times advice columnist reminded us: “Expect trouble as an
inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself; the most comforting words of
all; this, too, shall pass.” With this
realization we know the victory was won, and supreme blessings await us.
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