Joy.

three little letters that on days like today keep me going strong.

breakups are tough. Everyone knows that. But i serve a God that is more powerful than ANY other. And when i feel like i wanna cry he knocks right on my heart and whispers to me.
"Find joy in me, Austyn. Find JOY"
He is the alpha the omega, the beginning and the end.

Today after the texts and phone calls stopped comming, the comments slowed on facebook and my wonderful best friend went home, i crawled right to him. He is MY rock. And gosh i love him. I am just so amazed by his love for me. After all i've done against his will, and he loves me NO less. Wow.

I have grown closer to him through these last few weeks than i have in a lifetime. I thrive for that comfort from him. It doesn't come from anything or anyone else. And when people look at me i want them to see his love POURING out of me. I want to be an example to the world of Jesus Christ.

If i could just get everyone to love him as much as i do and feel his love like i do i would be a pig in mud. But i can't. It's not that easy. But even when i feel like giving up he reminds me to just keep chugging. He is working, whether i feel him strongly or not at all. He is.

And today when i opened up my bible in an instant i felt his wonderful JOY running through me. No matter where life takes me, he still has a plan. And a purpose.

So when you feel like you don't know where to turn, Seek ye the kingdom of God. Rest in HIM alone. Find JOY in the Father.

Though the fig tree does not bud, and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, I will triumph in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. Yahweh the Lord is MY strength.
Habakkuk 3:17-19

Consider it a great JOY, my brothers whenever you experience various trials knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
James 1:2&3

You rejoice in this though now for a short time you've had to be distressed by various trials so that the genuiness of your faith proves more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire and will result in praise, glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:6&7

-Austyn :)

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