know how to have joy on your journey

​Hello everyone,

​I’m back from vacation and I thank God for giving me time to reflect on His goodness, His love and His divine mercy.  We should never take life for granted because it’s the little things that keep us going like being appreciative of all of the blessings like still living, being humble to know that we’re blessed and being thankful for all things.  I had the opportunity to think, to relax and to just appreciate the goodness of our Lord.
 
It was wonderful because it was time spent with others and having the opportunity to just chill and spend some quality time with myself.   God is such a wonderful God so we should never stress out about things but give Him the praise all the time.  This journey is all about serving Him and being dependent on Him at all times.  Sometimes we get so caught up when things don’t go our way and sometimes we get caught up with people.  We have to realize that we should only be in control over our own actions and let people be people.  Let’s not be selfish because there’s so much to be thankful for each day.  We all have to answer to God so it’s not our job to worry about what others are doing, have done or didn’t do.  Let’s just do our part with love and forgiveness and God will do the rest.  This is how you keep stress away and able to have joy in life.
 
God has a plan and always a way so never worry but trust Him at all times.  Even when things don’t happen when we want it to happen, please know that God sees and knows everything and He knows us better than we know ourselves.  Walk on your journey with faith and know that whatever happens, it’s a plan and everyday God is working in our lives and other people lives as well.
 
Never allow others to take away from your joy, don’t make it harder for yourself and always know that God is with you.  If we continue to love, we will witness His goodness and have a major impact on the world and the entire Body of Christ.
 
Let’s continue to pray for others and ourselves so that we all can have joy and taste and see God’s goodness.
 
Amen and Thank You Lord