You Can't Take My Joy Devil

Have you ever woken up and just felt blah? Not that you had done anything wrong but you just felt yourself in a funk... That is how I work up on this beautiful Monday. Over this weekend I definitely felt the enemy begin his attack. I clung to God's word and reminded myself that I live by faith not by sight. As I was trying to get out of my house to enjoy the day with my kids it was as if the grouchiness got worse. Then I even found myself getting grouchier because I was grouchy lol.... So by now you can imagine that my hormones are raging. I was finding every reason to justify how I was feeling, I thought about what I was dealing with, I thought about the fact that I had a lot on my plate and that I was a woman and had every right to feel this way....

Why was I so bothered by the fact that I was being robbed of my morning then? If you have ever experienced God's joy and peace then you know that you don't ever want to live with out it. That's how I feel anyway. I know that No matter what I am facing or up against in this life I have a reason to sing in the rain and dance in the storm. I know I have an inward reason to feel that everlasting joy that the bible speaks about. That is why I was feeling so bothered why I didn't have peace and joy. 

I finally made it out of my house which was a great thing, however I still couldn't shake the grouchiness. Finally I heard the Lord say "pray to me, ask me to take this away". The light went off in my brain and I said "kids let's pray." I asked the Lord to take this ugliness and oppression that I was feeling away, and allow me to have a day filled with joy so that I can shine for Jesus to my kids, our French student who is living with us and as well as the people who I would come across throughout this beautiful Monday. Friends within moments I felt a weight lifted off of my shoulders, I felt peace and joy again and it felt great!!!

The Lord tells us that whatever we ask in His name it will be given to us and I believe this to be true. I do not believe in name it and claim it or that if you ask to be rich then you shall have it. Rather Jesus was speaking of heavenly things such as wisdom and knowledge and things that will glorify our Father in heaven. The enemy is out to steal kill and destroy and that goes for stealing our joy to destroy our day and our relationships around us. My children seen my ugliness and they seen how I was restless this morning and that my morning lacked peace and joy. I can not take back how I acted while I chose to walk in my flesh. I am so thankful for the Lord's whisper and reminder that I needed Him to fight this spiritual battle for me. I needed the Lord to send His angel's to fight off the enemy who was attacking me. I am blessed to have  a French student living with us for 3 weeks, however the enemy doesn't like that the Lord has opened up the opportunity to share the gospel with a girl who has never heard the truth before.I  realize that she is watching our lives and through our lives she can see Jesus shining through, or she can see us not walking in the Spirit and see our flesh.

Sisters do not let the enemy steal your peace and joy which is a gift from the Father. You have every reason to wake up in the morning and sing praises to the king and thank Him for another day, even in the midst of a storm. I am so thankful the Lord delivered me from that ugly funk this morning. My children, our French student and myself  had a Spirit filled joyful day. We smiled and waved to so many people and we gave thanks to the Lord for every good thing even our parking spots we found at the beach. We serve a good God! To God be the Glory!