Greater

Yesterday was Easter! And while I INHALED some really awesome Godiva chocolate truffles (thanks parents), I also heard an amazing message by my amazing pastor at my pretty amazing church.

The "theme" for this Easter was "Greater than..." and it asked us to take a look at the situations in our lives and remember that God is greater than all of them!

The verse that this entire message was based around was:

"Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world."
{I John 4:4}

Wow is that true! Sometimes it is so easy for the world to steal my joy and my love and compassion, but this verse reminds us that God is greater than any earthly trouble we may encounter.

Lately, the enemy has been really awesome at stealing my happiness. It is so easy for a minor incident to turn into a fiasco, and in that moment I totally forget about the good. I'm a pro at making a mountain out of a molehill, and recently I've been doing that a ton!

The truth is...I don't want my joy to be taken. I want the joy that comes from the Lord to just hang out with me all of the time! And it does, but I often forget about it or choose to ignore it.

So today I've chosen to remember those little things that bring me immense joy--a joy that can only come from the Lord's blessings that are continually showered on me. I choose to say that God is greater than the joystealer.

God's blessings have brought me a ton of happiness, and if you choose to notice them, you'll be pretty happy too. My happiness comes from fresh-cut flowers and family nights; from picture collages and sitting in my disheveled bed eating really awesome chocolate; from hanging out with really cool people and hearing little kids sing their hearts our for Jesus; from hugs and food; and of course from God.

So remember to continually be aware of the blessing  of God's "greater than-ness," and of the pure joy that comes with knowing how much you are loved.