Sunday Thoughts

This morning during worship at church I was thinking about how easy it is for me to have a relationship with God when things are rough. Yet, when things are pretty smooth, I don't always take time to keep my end of the relationship going.

During the hard or rough times, I need Him..just to survive. I need Him to speak life to me. I need Him to let me know that He still loves me and is walking with me.

When things are good, they're good. I don't think I need those things.

And just the opposite is true in relationships with people. When things are rough, it is much easier to end the relationship. Talking or hanging out with the person does not always sound like fun. Yet, when the relationship is good, talking and hanging out comes naturally.

I wonder why that is.

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I was also struck this morning that I'm not exactly sure I know what the "joy of the Lord" is. We sing about it and talk about it, but I'm not sure I could define it.

The joy of the Lord is my strength. What does that mean?