Joy kills pain

Its really weird that when you serve God with literally nothing that you exprience all the little somethings that makes you happy. The weirdest thing is that in the midst of all that people call "blessings", you realised that prior to them (the blessings) you actually really do not know that there are so many things that can make you happy.

It is then you can really understand what it really means to "count your blessings" for you have so much more things to give thanks for. You will realise that you pray better, praise and give thanks more honestly, basically to say things that you really mean and most importantly you will get to know what it really means to worship in spirit and in truth for by then you have already lived in truth and understood it first hand. It is then you will clearly understand that the God that you worship is a God that provides for you and will never let you go hungry. And it is because of this truth that you are living in that you can really rest assured that He will never leave you or forsake you. And it is now that you can truely say with full conviction that God is indeed Good.

Its when you serve God with your all and becoming nothing that your eyes and heart really opens up and become sensitive to everything. You become more aware of the sacrifices that you make and the pain that it involves. Most importantly, you will also understand that the joy of serving God clearly outweights the painful part of it all. And it is this thing that people call "Joy of the Lord" that money can't buy or exchange for. It is indeed a Joy to serve the Lord my God.

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Where the evening fades
You call forth songs of joy
As the morning wakes
We Your children give You praise

You are magnificent, eternally
Wonderful, glorious
No one ever will compare to You