Remember to find joy

Hey world we're back with this new topic “Remember to find joy” .. but first let me be honest with all of you that it  wasn't the topic I was planning to write a few days ago and also i wanted to share something that can preach to me before It  preaches to others.

 Recently I was  in this mood that I didn’t even know how to explain it, a relative of mine once asked me: "Are you sure you are not depressed?  "And I was surprised by the question  because It sounded like a weird question to ask. But after thinking about it I did some research on the manifestations of depression and saw some symptoms that I might have.

It was crazy at first but as time went on;the issue was zoomed in on a big picture and that made me safer and happier. Since I knew what's going on,  I started to understand why I felt like this. 

There is this video I watched on Instagram where actress Tracee Ellis Rose said: "In life sometimes.  we want to get 'there' in one big leap and that can overwhelm us and paralyze us.  "___ after hearing it I couldn't stop thinking about it  and i understood that there was a message from God but i didn't want to dig deeper because i didn't want to communicate with God and  i founded it funny and amazing how even though we don't talk to him, God never stops talking to us.

 Since i didn’t want to hear the message he gave me, he was like… "So now you're going to pretend you can't hear me? !! 🙄 Ok, let me pop another video on your IG”.  .

 (Don’t mind how I imagine the Lord talking to me 😂😅)

I watched it, and in that video Joyce Meyer said that… ”God loves you so much but his goal is not to give you every single thing we want . If that's what it takes to keep you happy, then you certainly don't have any depth ”.. Whew that's a word there !!  .... I think I can end this here because chileee you heard the word !!

Haha Ok I'm exaggerating, I know. 😅

 But it helped to see where this depression come from, I'm so engrossed in getting ‘there’( getting where I want to be and neglecting where I am now ) in a big leap and skipping the process just because it's uncomfortable or it doesn't make me happy  which can be toxic for me and paralyse me. 

But God's goal is not to give us everything we want to make us happy because His goal is to build a character who can handle every place He wants us to take.

His goal is to give us  Joy not happiness because you can feel Joy in any circumstance,  that is what God has promised us.

Joy is one of the fruits from the holy spirit. Sometimes we get obsessed because we are  in a zone where we are either learning or waiting and this can be so painful but always remember to look for joy and let the hope for better tomorrow be your song!. Being joyful doesn't mean not being sad or mad, but it means that deep down in you are not giving a space to unqualified moments for the day. 

          

         “ For the real difference between happiness and joy is that one is grounded in this world, the other in eternity. Happiness cannot encompass suffering and evil. Joy can . Happiness depends on the present. Joy leaps into the future and triumphantly creates a new present out of it”  by __Elise M. Boulding__

  I want to end this by encouraging you and myself to always remind ourselves to not only seek happiness but also to seek joy, to be satisfied and grateful for what we have, not to try to rush things because  that it's uncomfortable. It is not possible to be happy every day in this fallen world, but it is possible to always have joy because it is us who choose to focus on what gives us hope.

       “Joy is of the soul. Happiness is of the moment.” 

      

With great , great Love 

Igicaniro.