Sunday, May 8, 2011

Love, Joy & Peace

Every day for the past two weeks and for the upcoming three weeks I make a lovely 40 minute early morning drive all the way from East St. Paul to Charleswood. At first this trip was brutal, because to put it plainly, I am NOT a morning person. Ironically I now look forward to this drive because it is the perfect quiet time for God and I. As I drive I pray, I talk to God, I listen, I praise Him with song and some hand drumming on my steering wheel and I celebrate another beautiful day of life.

The other day as I was driving and singing my heart out I lifted up a prayer to God asking that He would fill me with unending love, joy that radiates from my very being and peace beyond understanding. Just as I had finished my prayer I arrived at school. My day turned out to be incredibly chaotic and a little bit out of control. The students had SO much energy and I felt like I was running around all day. To be honest I completely forgot about my prayer as the chaos of life took hold of my day. By the end of the day I was exhausted and ready for the weekend.

As I started the trek back home in rush hour I found myself sitting in my car with a huge smile on my face (I probably looked ridiculous). It was a busy day, but hidden within the day were countless things that made me smile, things that brought me joy. My heart was rejoicing and there was no stopping it. I truly believe that this joy was from God alone. At first I was amazed at how quickly God had answered my prayer, but then I thought to myself, why WOULDN'T He answer that prayer. God loves to see His people filled with love, joy and peace. Take some time each morning to seek those things and you'll be surprised and how quickly a smile will creep on to your face !

One more way that God shows us His Love, Joy and Peace is through our Mothers. As it is Mothers Day I'd like to say that I am so grateful for my mom. She is a woman of faith, a mother of grace, and a best friend. She has always been there for me through good times and bad times. She has dried countless tears and encouraged much laughter. Gods love comes in many ways and I have felt His love through my mom many times in my 19 years of life. It is a beautiful day to celebrate our mothers and the amazing God who has blessed us with them.






Love you so much mom!