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Joy comes in the Morning
by ginny smith I have been praying that the Holy Spirit would guide me as I attempt to share with you how God helped me through the trials in my life, especially the death of my husband. On September 26, 1983, my husband took his own life after a along and painful illness. It was a very dark time in my life and I had to claim God's promise that he would never leave me nor forsake me. I began to think about Joseph who had been in exile for many years. His path had many thorns along the way, but the hard places had to be overcome so God's plans could be accomplished. His brothers rose against him to kill him,, and yet God used this for his good. Joseph was truly fruitful in the land of affliction. He was a fruitful bough whose branches ran over the wall. He walked in a valley, but later it was followed by a mountain and so it is with our lives. Our trials are not without purpose or meaning. The miracle is that God can bring joy where once there was sadness. We can come out of bondage into freedom, just as Joseph did. God will bring all of our testings to a successful conclusion. I found in my grieving that "weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning". In spite of the circumstance of my life, I could still have the joy of the Lord and I found that the joy of the Lord was my strength. God simply put his arms around me, lifted me up and gave me peace that only he could give. It is wonderful to know that we can have this joy in our hearts when we keep our eyes upon Jesus. [email protected] I am a mother of 3 and have 8 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. I have written 4 books of inspirational poetry. The purpose of my books is to reach out to other broken people . These poems are a testimony of God's grace and mercy in my own life. Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |