Look in the Mirror

Ever hear someone complain about how their life is going? How their spouse isn't making them happy anymore? Their best friend won't talk to them? Their life is going straight down the tubes? Yeah........Me too. To which I reply, It's your life, make of it what you will.

Now I'm not saying that crap doesn't happen, and that times aren't hard for people. That's not what I'm getting at. I know random stuff happens in life and we have to live with it. Peoples choices, random events, and what have you. It's all up in the air. But what we seem to have lost in the process of living life, is the realization that our own personal Hapiness/Joy. Is just that. OUR OWN!

You are the end all, be all, of your own person. If something happens that makes you mad, that's you wanting to be mad. You chose to be mad, and chose to do all the things that happened after that. Happiness and Joy are the same way. When you aren't happy, its cause you're choosing to not be that way. Why would God give you emotions if you weren't able to actually control them? That'd be kinda cruel wouldn't it? I sure think so, and Thats just not the type of God that I love and Believe in.

Your happiness is not dependent on someone else, or your circumstances. It's dependent on you, and your heart. What you decide to let flow in and out of it, or what you don't let flow in or out of it. It's all up to you. If you want to be unconditionally loved, you need to let that flow out of you, and be able to let it flow into you also. I know so many people who are more than willing to Love other people, but they themselves almost seem incapable of receiving it. I can tell you right now, the Love that you end up giving out, is not half so Rich as it could be if that's the case.

God made you to like yourself, to love yourself even. God Loves you, just the way you are. He doesn't expect anything more from you, than who you are, and wants nothing more than your love. Which is really easy. Because God is the one who first loved you. He loved you the way you are, before anyone else loved you for who you are. That's absolutely amazing, how could you not love someone who loves you just the way you are? You can't. Its practically impossible.

And if you Love yourself, and are truly happy with who you are, why would you let someone else have control of your emotions? Of your life? or heart? I wouldn't. I do sometimes, and feel like an idiot for it, but you wake up and realize, Hey, I don't need an addition to my life to be happy. Jesus and His Love are my Cake, and My Icing. Anything else is just the cherry on top.

So go look in your Mirror, and decide if you like the person you see. If you don't like them, ask God to work on you, because He's the only one who can fix you. And if you do like who you see, ask yourself why other peoples opinions or decisions are the reason for your happiness fluctuating?

And if you look in the mirror, Like what you see, and know that your happiness and joy are your own to control and hold onto, what are you doing inside? Go out! It's a gorgeous Texas Day! :-)

~Joseph