Joy to the World, the Lord has come!!
Where do you find joy in the day to day?
For me it was always at Aunt Beulah’s. Whenever anyone of us got sick, mom would send us down the long dirt road for some of her famous pancakes. On the way back, we weren’t any less sick, just happy in the taste buds!
If we could capture the predominant emotion circling the throne of God, I believe it would be joy. The kind every new husband feels seeing his bride walk the aisle. (Rev 21:2) When God gives us Himself, He gives us joy. Call Him the pancake for the soul—our vital connection through prayer! “In His presence is fullness of joy, at his right hand are pleasures for evermore.”
There will be days when we drag our weary bones into His presence, not feeling especially affectionate, or motivated to be there. Yet, if we remain, it doesn’t take long before God lifts the chin, and lets us see a bigger picture stretched out farther than our immediate. Nothing has changed in circumstance, only in circumference. God has pushed our vision beyond the tired and tedious, and let our eyes rest on a landscape filled with His perspective. Our spirit is buoyed by joy’s transcendent nature, which often comes through genuine encounters with God.
The hard part is waiting. But try this. Pretend you’re resting in the lap of your mom or dad, and they’re reading your favorite bedtime story. Don’t fret over how long you’re there, just “Taste and see that the Lord is good….” We can be satisfied in the spiritual taste buds by waiting on God who wants to give us a heaping portion of what will make us truly happy—His presence! When that happens He lifts us up to a broad place, sort of how Aunt Beulah’s pancakes used to put a smile on my face.
Wait at the throne until you touch the King!
