Joy!

"Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.  Matthew 5:12

            Joy, excitement, gladness…..when you hear these words do you think of sad, grumpy

people? NO, you probably think of people smiling and having a good time. I love being joyful

 and happy (who doesn’t) My school/church has a MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCK- IN…At first I was

 unsure of if I wanted to go or not…I decided I was going, after hearing about it and what we

 will be doing…It seemed like a JOYFUL, FUN, AND HAPPY experience (plus all my friends will

 be there). Tonight is the lock- in :) I am really excited! But unfortunately when I get REALLY

EXCITED my stomach starts to hurt…but I am not going to let that get me down J So do you feel

 like you could be more happy? Or more excited when things come up? Now you can: ) Jesus

wants us to be joyful and enjoy are life here on earth, even through all of the craziness…

BE HAPPY, BE JOYFUL, BE YOU!

We will be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy in Heaven…I can’t even explain! (thankfully no stomach aches in heaven too)