Thoughts to Ponder over.

Today i started packing for South Africa. I haven't gotten that far but hopefully by tomorrow i will be done. I am so excited to go. It will be amazing :)  Here is a little bit from my devotional book, "God Calling"

Glorious Work

I have stripped you of much, that it should be truly a life of well-being. Build up stone by stone upon a firm foundation, and that Rock is your Master -- that Rock is Christ.

A life of discipline and a joyous fulfillment is to be yours . . . . Never lose sight of the glorious work to which you have been called.

Let no riches, no ease entice you from the path of miracle-working with Me upon which your feet are set. Love and Laugh. Trust and pray. Ride on now in a loving humility to victory.

"Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death." Proverbs 11:4

The part that really i really liked was, where it was talking about how our joy comes from the Lord and i think that is so important to remember. Also that joy is more than just a feeling, it's something that cannot be explained you just experience it and by seeking God you will lead a joy filled life. Remember that he is always there to the end of the age.