You know the type! Their life appears to be too good to be true and their relationships look perfect. Sometimes I just need to know people are real: they have struggles, have an occasional spat with their spouse and even question God from time to time, or just have a bad day.
As I was preparing to teach a class, I became overjoyed reflecting on God’s goodness in my life. I just couldn’t help myself. He is so incredible! He doesn’t need me. Yet, He allows me to serve Him and calls me to love on people. He has even equipped me to do so.
Before I stood to teach, I prayed and asked God to help me contain my joy. I wanted to “Serve the Lord with gladness!” (Psalm 100:2) but I feared I had turned into that obnoxious person who gets on people’s nerves because of my elevated state of gladness.
I can rejoice and be completely genuine in my service to Him knowing “God is not served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all men life and breath and everything.” Acts 17:25
Are you serving the Lord with gladness? I warn you, if you spend time reflecting on who He is and how He has & is working in your life you too may need to work to contain your joy!
Copyright©2017, Gloria Stucky
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