Chelsea and I are getting more on the same schedule. She said is is my fault, and I will gladly take the blame! I like to get up early, which means early to bed. But I like it when we go to bed at the same time, cause we both sleep better. And… she uses her ipod for an alarm which is soooo much better than my BEEP BEEP BEEP of my phone. So, she sets it to nice songs. And for a few mornings, we listened to David Crowder Band, which is my personal favorite. Then as we were getting ready, we could sing. Well, a favorite of ours is becoming YOU ARE MY JOY.
In the morning, it is so easy to groan, and complain, and mope. Who wants to take a shower in the cold bathroom anyways? Can we please skip school today? What the crap… why is it morning already? See? Its so easy. But not when we are worshiping. One morning last week, I was determined to ride my bike to school, no matter how I felt when I woke up. So I was determined to have a good attitude. So we listened to the song, You are my joy, you are my joy, you are my JOOOOOOOOY. Wouldn’t you know it, it was the coldest morning yet! 35 degrees and I find myself coasting down Glisan. Two long sleeves, a wool sweater, a coat, two pairs gloves, double layer leggings, a hat and a scarf. The icy wind slapping my cheeks and chapping my lips … and yet if your window was slightly cracked to let out your cigarette smoke as I zipped past, you would have heard me yelling out of my almost out of breathed asthma mouth, “ YOU ARE MY JOY YOU ARE MY JOY YOU ARE MY JOYYYYYYY. I need to catch my breath, I need to catch my breath, YOU ARE MY JOY.” And he was.
So this morning, the alarm went off, for the third time after snooze, trying to raise us to a day laden with homework. If you were in the Kitchen barely above our room, you could have heard two girls, singing out in the dark, almost convincingly, YOU ARE MY JOY YOU ARE MY JOY YOU ARE MY JOY!
And you know what? I am convinced. Because He is my Joy. And that is the end of it. Some days I can do nothing more than shout it out, You are my joy!
Yes. Zephaniah 3:17 is my wakeup verse. The JOY of the Lord is our strength.
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