My joy

Joy-the deeply rooted confidence that God is in control! These past two weeks I've allowed events and people to steal my joy. I've allowed my joy to be taken away because I couldn't seem to take my focus off of the things going on around me. I couldn't help but focus on what I see, instead of what I know to be true. I know God will never put more on me than I can bare. I know all things happen for a reason and a greater purpose than I'll every know. I know He has my whole life planned out already, and in the end I win. So, how is it that things can happen and all of a sudden my "I knows" disappear! And now all I'm left with is why's? Why would He allow this to happen? Why is everyone leaving me? Why, why, why? And then it hits, all along I've been asking the wrong questions! When I was so concerned with how I felt, I didn't even take the time out to ask how others felt. I didn't take time out to ask God what I'm suppose to learn in the midst of my pain. I forgot to ask Him what I need to do or change. How I'm suppose to grow from this! If joy is the deeply rooted confidence that God is in control, and you allow things or people to steal your joy, then in reality what does that really mean? What does it really show about your beliefs? Your confidence in God cant be all that great if your joy can leave with the slightest hurt, pain, event, word, etc. I learned throughout my pain this week that my confidence in God was lacking and that's why i was in such a depressed state! Me and my best friend have something were we send each other truths of the day...and although I've been slacking on my end, the truth she sent me yesterday put everything in perspective. She said "......BUT GOD! Doesn't matter what comes before those two words, all that matters is that they change my perspective!" That's the truth we have to remind ourselves each and every day....BUT GOD! No matter what is going on, what is going wrong, what is trying to hold us down, we must remember those two words can change it all! So what ever is going on in your life, whatever is hurting you, whatever has stolen your joy remind yourself of those two words...BUT GOD! He can and will turn it all around, you just have to stand strong in the midst of your storm!