The Make Life Go Smoothly Club

Just after the first of the year I started a daily bible reading plan using the You Vision Bible app.  I chose the one entitled "Jolt of Joy", what better way to start the year that plugging in to God's Joy!  Plus, working with The JOY FM, 94.3, the name jumped out at me.  So far the reading has been wonderful - when is reading God's Word not wonderful?  Well, ok, other than that, it is pretty much wonderful all the time.

The reading for January 23rd was out of 1 Peter 4 including verse 12 which says, "Friends, when life gets really difficult, don't jump to the conclusion that God isn't on the job."  This "life thing' gets difficult sometimes.  Things do not always go as planned and people do not always think the same way I do or as I think they should.  The reading also took me to 1 Peter 5 the last part of verse 5 through verse 7 says, "...but [God] takes delight in just plain people.  so be content with you you are, and don't put on airs.  god's strong hand is on you; he'll promote you at the right time.  Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you." 

From this I get it!  I just need to be plain ole' Russ and enjoy what is going on around me.  There is no need for me try and figure out everything and I am not the president of the "Make Life Go Smoothly" Club.  The devotional part of the Bible reading on the 23rd included a quote from C.S. Lewis, "It is a Christian duty for everyone to be as joyful as they can be!"  There you go.  Now, what I am doing is trying, as best I can, to weed out those things and attitudes that keep me from that,

PEACE!
Russ