Joy in the Journey?
Michael Card is singing that song as I write this (well, at least he is on the CD - I'm not sure what Mike is actually doing right now) and as I've been listening to the words and thinking about a sermon from Phillipians a few weeks ago and reflecting on my life the last few weeks - I don't know how true that statement is for me. Paul said, while in prison awaiting possible execution, that to live was Christ and to die was gain. As difficult as things were for Paul (and they were much worse than I could ever imagine) he still rejoiced in his God and Saviour whose grace was sufficent for him. The last 3 weeks or so have been bad. I basically feel as bad as I did back in September, going home at least once if not twice a week with an unbearable migraine and missing or leaving worship on Sundays. I feel like I'm at about an 8-9 all the time. Right now, there is no joy in this journey. Those feelings of being forgotten and pain pound up to the surface so quic...