Choose Jesus.

Dear friends, when life is crazy, insane, mixed up, and messed up -- choose Jesus. When it isn't going how it ought, when it's a struggle to find joy, we get to choose Jesus.

Recently it's been one thing after the next. I mean, I've chuckled at my life so many times in the last few weeks. Because if you're not going to cry, you better laugh. In the last few weeks this girl has shut off the water to her entire house, had some hard conversations, discovered problems with her car, and made a trip to the emergency room. I wouldn't mind having a smooth week. You know, I'd be okay with that.

But we get to choose Jesus. We get to choose Jesus! We get to choose joy, choose that He is in control, choose to pray, choose to let Him give us rest, healing, contentment, wisdom, peace, love. What was meant as evil against us, God can bring about good. My Creator can teach me much, and bring things about for my good, but will I choose Him? Will I come to Him in my pain, hard times, struggles? Will I find joy in the midst of my circumstances, or will I mope in self-pity?--And boy, I have done that.

Choosing Jesus and finding freedom, hannaH