The JOY of The Lord is your strength!

Do you feel weak and defeated? Has life given you a blow that you can hardly overcome. Then seek your strength. Yes, it is God who is our strength, but we must actively seek Him! Begin to praise Him! Yes, I know you may find it difficult to praise when the world seems to be crumbling around you! I've been there. Many times I am laying in bed in great pain, with the world spinning around me. I just want the ride to stop and let me off. So, I seek my Joy and my Strength which comes through praise. I begin, (reluctantly at best) to thank God for my soft bed, my squishy pillows, my warm house, my cute dog, my caring husband, (anything that I can think of) As I praise, I see more and more blessings I have and my strength returns, the more thankful I become, the stronger I feel. And yes, I do feel powerful again. It works, test it. try it. What have you got to lose? Absolutely nothing, but what you can gain is priceless! Be strong! Be Blessed! Be encouraged! I love you, but not nearly as much as God does! Seek Him and find your Joy and your Strength!