Rejoice with them that do rejoice.....

...And weep with them that weep. Rom 12:15


I have been thinking alot about this verse lately. Why is it sometimes we find ourselves in situations when this is just not fun. I had really not spent much time thinking about this subject until I was reading through a few of my friends blogs and they were saying just how hard it is to sometimes do this. How when someone tells you some good news on the outside you are smilling and acting interested when all you really want to do is go into another room and break down. Why does God have to put us into those situations. I know it would be impossible to put a little bubble around us and not let us see all the happy joyous things that are going on around us when we don't feel like joining in the celebrations. (Those of you who read this and have shared good news with me recently please do not take it personally) But why must it be flaunted in our face?....

Then this afternoon at work I was feeling down in the dumps and I thought to myself I am going to look that verse up. When I found the verse I thought to myself I wonder why Paul wrote this. Now I am not saying that I know why Paul wrote this, but I do know why God has placed this verse on my heart. It is so I would go to in the bible some day and read the rest of the chapter. When I finally get around to doing that God gives it to me good right in the very first verse.

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service" Vs 1

My body (MY LIFE) is not my own. It is God's and ultimtly he will do with it what is best. I know that God has plans for our lives and he is in "control". I am a living sacrifice! Only through the blood of Jesus Christ can I even begin to think that I would be acceptable to God, by myself I am sinner. By myself I would fail miserable at being Holy. My number one goal in life should be to serve God not to serve myself.

"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Vs 2

Good, Acceptable and Perfect! What more could we ask for. I serve an amazing God! Who is able to transform me even when I do not deserve his mercy. So this week as I go about my business I am going to try and "renew my mind" and remember that the will of God is going to be the best for me. My life is not my own. Only he can see the future and he promises not to forsake me. I will most likely fail often and badly but I will keep trying!!!

"Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer" Rom 12:12

Thanks for reading
Anna