I’m deliberately finding joy for forty days. To start from day one click here.
It’s late. The sun has long since slipped behind the autumn trees. Husband is curled under a blanket on the couch, sleeping peacefully while the news tells us why we should be afraid.
I’m sitting at the kitchen table. My hands rest on the white, too-wrinkled tablecloth. The computer screen buzzes blue and invites me to touch the silver keys.
These are not the sort of secrets that would land me on a talk show. No, these are secrets of the heart.
For here, on these silent pages no one reads, I write down words of encouragement given to me, accomplishments, reasons for celebration.
Then God and I rejoice over them together. It’s divine intimacy. It brings me back to joy.
You see, I tend to forget those things. Or I hide them. I’m embarassed by compliments, overwhelmed by spotlights.
But alone, with Him, they become treasures I can offer back up.
And when I’m done, perspective changed, my heart rests…
On difficult days I come back to this book and read again, remembering His faithfulness, knowing I’m loved.
Lord, may our hearts rejoice and rest in you. Amen.
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