Let us not waste the small joys (2) North America House Church Ministry Director Pastor Lee Sukwan
When we look around us there are small things that make us happy and we need to be able to enjoy them. For example, I leave home very early in the morning and come home in the evening so I don’t get to see the sun much. So on less busy days, I would go to McDonalds for lunch, with the Bible in my hand. Having my lunch by the window with the sunlight coming through, reading the Bible, feels very good. The clouds in the sky look beautiful, trees dancing in the wind, and the sunlight coming through the leaves also look beautiful. And I feel so grateful to be able to enjoy such peace in the midst of this troubled world. I’d look up at the sky and whisper, “Thank you for making me so happy, God” and this sometimes even makes me tear up.
When we look back at our lives, there aren’t so many great joys or great misfortunes that we can remember. This means that our lives are mostly filled with the smaller joys and misfortunes. And whether I am happy or not is determined by these small things. However, many of us spend our time complaining about what we are unhappy about rather than enjoying the small joys. When we start complaining about the small things in our lives, we fail to see the blue sky and we fail to remember God’s grace. And we end up wasting a lot of the small joys given us. Even now I subconsciously become nervous. And I find myself thinking negative thoughts and worrying about it. And every time this happens, I pray to God, “If I am doing God’s ministry and I am worried, this proves that I am not with you, God. Let me let go of my will and selfish desires.” And I put a big smile on my face, and this helps me find my joy once again.
This week’s message
In the Tree of Life hall at Granville, there is a place for personal cups, so that we reduce the use of disposable cups. If you do not yet have a personal cup, please bring a suitable size mug cup and use it here.
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When we look around us there are small things that make us happy and we need to be able to enjoy them. For example, I leave home very early in the morning and come home in the evening so I don’t get to see the sun much. So on less busy days, I would go to McDonalds for lunch, with the Bible in my hand. Having my lunch by the window with the sunlight coming through, reading the Bible, feels very good. The clouds in the sky look beautiful, trees dancing in the wind, and the sunlight coming through the leaves also look beautiful. And I feel so grateful to be able to enjoy such peace in the midst of this troubled world. I’d look up at the sky and whisper, “Thank you for making me so happy, God” and this sometimes even makes me tear up.
When we look back at our lives, there aren’t so many great joys or great misfortunes that we can remember. This means that our lives are mostly filled with the smaller joys and misfortunes. And whether I am happy or not is determined by these small things. However, many of us spend our time complaining about what we are unhappy about rather than enjoying the small joys. When we start complaining about the small things in our lives, we fail to see the blue sky and we fail to remember God’s grace. And we end up wasting a lot of the small joys given us. Even now I subconsciously become nervous. And I find myself thinking negative thoughts and worrying about it. And every time this happens, I pray to God, “If I am doing God’s ministry and I am worried, this proves that I am not with you, God. Let me let go of my will and selfish desires.” And I put a big smile on my face, and this helps me find my joy once again.
This week’s message
In the Tree of Life hall at Granville, there is a place for personal cups, so that we reduce the use of disposable cups. If you do not yet have a personal cup, please bring a suitable size mug cup and use it here.