Life is interesting. Seriously, anyone who considers it dull has obivously only stay in thier house and watched Winnie the Pooh over and over again. Interesting does not mean fun though. It does not mean that it's happy or that things are easy. Sure there are times when life is amazing and a party, but more often it is difficult and challenging. But it's still interesting, even thrilling.

Recently, I've been thinking alot about joy, which continues to draw me back to contentment. Joy is different from happiness. Being happy is a feeling; being joyful is a continuous state. I can be joyful even when I really messed up my Spanish exam and when I thought I got an A in Lifespan when I really got a B. I can be joyful when it seems like everything is crashing down and all I want is to get to Spring Break (5 days!). I can be joyful because I know that I am forgiven. I can be joyful because Christ is with me in every circumstance. I can be joyful because I am following my Savior.

I think this is something that Christians forget, at least I do especially recently. We get bogged down by all the horrible things that are happening in this world that we forget about the amazing things, like Christ's love, salvation, feeling the Holy Spirit, and so much more. Many times, we try to find joy in things other than Christ. That's the main problem. Only in Christ can we find joy.

In Philippians, Paul talks about "pressing on towards the goal." This is what he says: "Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14) Paul doesn't look around to his experiences, present or past, for his joy, but looks to the finish. He looks towards that prize he will recieve. There he finds his joy: in Christ Jesus and in obtaining his goal of being with Him.

Recently, I've been really moody which is really unnatural for me. I honestly think it's because I have forgotten where joy comes from. I can't depend on my day to day life to fulfill me because that defiently won't. It has to come from Christ. That is what keeps us steady. He is what makes us content.

I leave whoever you are out there with this thought: Let Christ be your joy because everything else will fade. People will disappoint you and situations aren't always wonderful. But, Christ is supreme. He reigns no matter what the situation. He is unchanging. He is with you.