You Want Me to Do What?
I stole the title from a question that Rusty has been using throughout our preaching series on giving (I even used it in my message). Anyway, I think it fits.
Over the past few days, I’ve really been doing a lot of reflecting on the importance of rejoicing, celebrating, shouting for joy…and the importance of being kind and loving.
Today, while reading Psalm 40 (made popular in the Bible, but also by the band U2), I paused to reflect on the first part of verse 16. It says, “…may all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You.”
This whole concept of rejoicing and being glad seems to be running through my life a lot lately. I believe that God is trying to help me focus on the positives, rather than the negatives. It’s so easy to focus on what we think is wrong in the world…so we often fail to reflect, even rejoice in the things that are working well.
Each day, we have the wonderful opportunity to “rejoice and be glad.” We can either take advantage of that opportunity…or we can pass it up in favor of complaining and being mad. It’s up to you.