Umption in your Gumption

I'm in a really happy mood tonight, I think it's because I had a really goofy dream while I was taking a nap this afternoon. I wasn't doing anything except just goofing off being me in my dream just happy and full of fun! Praise God for that! It feels awesome to wake up from something that is suppose to be in reality. Often I lose the real goofy me, it was nice to see myself be that way again, even if it was in a dream. I thank God for that dream.

In my happy state I have to really understand priorities and understand the things I really have to focus on. Unfortunately we can't have complete joy and a carefree sense of being until we are whole and with God. We have to toil here on the earth until the work is done. Though the work is not done yet God gives us tiny pieces of what we will have. He gives us good people to rely on and amazing moments of pure awe at the works of His hands and the mention of His good news.

Needless to say I have a lot of respect for people who seem really and truly joyful most of the time. As I enter the mission field, short-term or long-term, I aim to have that joy, the kind that only God can bring. God has given me a sense of adventure, a love of laughter, and a yearning for good community. All of which make me an extremely happy and joyous person, not to mention the love of Christ, and the effective application of His teachings. I hope to be a joyful person and spread that joy with the message that I intend to share.