Joy comes in the morning but recently I experienced an
unusual joy at the break of dawn. This dawn wasn’t the usual first appearance
of light before sunrise; this dawn was a friend I hadn’t seen in over 15 years.
Dawn and I recently spent some time together and while we laughed and caught up
on each other’s lives we realized we both
had experienced our share of spiritual storms over the years. I would have
never known Dawn had gone through anything she spoke about because she
continuously spoke of the goodness of God with her bright eyes and big
beautiful smile. She definitely didn’t look like what she had been through. She
looked so happy!
We all will go through things that have the capability of
breaking our spirit – it’s called life. I speak about this in, When All Hell Breaks Loose. I called it
maintaining our ‘spiritual poise’ in the midst of our storms which basically
means to trust God’s hand in what may look like hell breaking loose or life
falling apart. We have to maintain the right perspective in the storm – knowing
God is in control and He knows what’s best for us. Regardless of what the storm
looks like, it’s always in our best
interest.
I could go on and on about storms because God knows I’ve had my share
and will continue to have storms, yet my soul is anchored in Him – not my
circumstances or what’s going on around me. Yes, joy does come in the morning
but with the right perspective, joy can come in the evening and also at the
break of dawn.
