Digging through a shoebox of random old stuff tonight. Found this written on a piece of paper, something I wrote in the summer after my freshman year of college…

Joy is a choice that you make. Happiness is a choice that you make. Being joyful and being happy are things that are completely independent of the circumstances going on around you. What that means is, the things that are going on in your life have absolutely no effect on your choice to be happy and joyful in the Lord. You may have a bad day. A lot of bad things may happen to you. But in the end, no matter what is going on, it all comes down to a choice…Am I going to praise God through this anyways, and be joyful because I know he loves me and that’s all that matters…or not? That’s it. A yes or no question. Yes to be joyful anyways, or no. Situations don’t become problems in your life until you let them become bigger than your God. In the end, there’s always a choice to say, “My Jesus loves me, and that’s all that matters. I’m going to praise him no matter what, bad days or good days, problems or no problems, suffering or no suffering.”

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5 months ago on December 06, 2011 at 09:48pm
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Such a sweet picture of Jesus and Young Life.

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6 months ago on November 07, 2011 at 06:01pm
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Mumford and Come Thou Fount

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7 months ago on October 09, 2011 at 11:51pm
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Death is really just a liar which seeks to make us grieve the freedom of a soul.

Matt King
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9 months ago on August 30, 2011 at 05:53pm
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I can see a light that is coming
For the heart that holds on
And there will be an end to these troubles
But until that day comes
Still I will praise You.

You Never Let Go, Matt Redman
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1 year ago on April 11, 2011 at 12:14am
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The story behind this song.

He is jealous for me
Loves like a hurricane
I am a tree
Bending beneath
The weight of his wind and mercy
When all of a sudden
I am unaware of these
Afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize how beautiful you are
And how great your afflictions for me

Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so

We are his portion
And he is our prize
Drawn to redemption by the grace in his eyes
If grace is an ocean we’re all sinking
So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss
And my heart burns violently inside of my chest
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets
When I think about the way
He loves us

Oh how he loves us
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us

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1 year ago on March 08, 2011 at 12:02am
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