Joy (5 minute prompt)
I wrote this at night while the kids
were asleep, Hailey was reading and Blake was watching a hilarious youtube
channel, Crazy Russian Hacker.
“Men are that they might have joy.” This is a scripture from The Book of Mormon,
a book from my church that I love. I
have always wondered about this statement because when you look at the world
and see how things are, it seems like “Men are that they might have money, or
anger, or sadness, or poor choices.” And
these things certainly don’t equal joy. To me, joy is a feeling of utmost
satisfaction, that in spite of how things are going in your life, you are still
happy. You are at peace. You are in
acceptance of how things are for you, even if it’s not what you dreamed your
life would be. For example, my husband
Blake. He has had a lot this year. His brother
passed away at a young age unexpectedly.
I had a miscarriage this year and one last year after waiting for three
years for another baby. Still no baby in sight.
And he has stuff to deal with at work.
And the drain clogged in the shower downstairs. And the attic is taken
longer than expected. But he is a
perfect example of joy. He chooses to
trust in Heavenly Father even when it seems like His plan isn’t meshing with
our plan. He chooses faith and belief
and when he falters, he prays and works hard and doesn’t let it get him
down. I admire that so much about
him. So, I say, yes, Men are that they
might have joy and I am so grateful that I have someone I love so much to
remind me of that everyday.
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