Episode 241-Joy Is Not the Reward for Finishing Everything
From The Vibrant Living Podcast · 9:41
Show by Donna Tashjian
We tell ourselves we will enjoy life after everything is done. I'll have the coffee after the emails. I'll take the walk after the house is clean. I have time to laugh after the list is finished. But the list is never actually finished. In this episode, I look at Nehemiah 8, where a grieving, rebuilding people were told to eat good food, drink something sweet, share with others, and celebrate because “the joy of the Lord is your strength.”Joy was never the reward for finishing everything. It is part of the strength God gives you while your story is still unfinished. As Thanksgiving approaches, I want to ask a question worth sitting with: What gift from God is already in front of you that you keep postponing until everything else is handled?Joy does not deny what is hard. It recognizes that the goodness of God is still present while something remains unfinished. Your list will still be there.But you may return to it with something you did not have before. Strength.Open My Eyes is a free, Scripture-led experience underway now. Because it is self-paced, you can still join us. Join us right here.
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