Rejoice Always!

Today I was driving to work, singing along with my Shane and Shane Psalms cd and the Lord brought to mind this verse (through one of the songs)... This is the day that the Lord hath made I WILL rejoice and be glad in it. The Lord reminded me that rejoicing is an act of the WILL not a feeling. That's something that I really needed this morning. I definately need to grow in this area, too.

God has been so good to me! My life abounds with blessings! I don't always (or hardly ever) understand what he is doing or where he is leading, but I am thankful that he IS doing and leading!

Hard To Get
All I really need to know
Is if You who live in eternity
Hear the prayers of those of us who live in time
We can't see what's ahead
And we can not get free of what we've left behind
I'm reeling from these voices that keep screaming in my ears
All the words of shame and doubt blame and regret
I can't see how You're leading me unless You've led me here
Where I'm lost enough to let myself be led
And so You've been here all along I guess
It's just Your ways and You are just plain hard to get
-Rich Mullins