Source of my Joy

God has been working on this in my life for quite a while now. He is still working on this and I find every day how much I fail in this area.

So many times my joy comes from how God has blessed me, how people treat me, how successful my fight against sin has gone, how I am doing financially. Basically anything to do with me. If everything doesn't go my way or how I want it to go I get discouraged. I tend to allow it to take my joy and make me a miserable person to be around.

God has been working in me that my life is not about me. And that true joy doesn't come from circumstance but from walking with God. From who God is and all that He has done for me. That true joy is not based on what is going on around me at the moment, but it should be on the fact that Christ has already won the victory and I am able to be a part of it.

I am so thankful that God is willing and does work on things like this in my life. That he is changing me and helping me to not rely on what is going on around me to find my joy. I am no where near where I should be but I am very thankful that God is slowly growing me in this area of my life.