Christ Like Walk

Joy “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.” (Gal. 5:22-23)       The joy we have in Christ has the ability to carry us beyond the trials and troubles we face.   The love that is God (1 John 4:8) arms us for triumph and gives us this joy. Joy is a spiritual serenity much higher that any emotional state of euphoria and is more satisfying than the selfish heart knows. This joy can only be found in Christ. We see Christ exhibit this joy during his death, burial, and resurrection.   This joy we are to have is what caused Christ to endure (Heb. 12:2) . He endured the cross and its shame. Not the glorified haloed object we cling to and ornate our homes with, but the cruel instrument of torture. A means of death and humiliation reserved for the most vile and lowest criminals. It was meant to punish and disgrace its victims. There was no hono...

      I arose one tropical morning with a heart full of joy and muscles ready for the daily grind.  As I gathered my wits about me I struck out for the door. Not knowing what was to await me that day I strolled up the path with such light foot I could have floated to the car. Meeting up with the others we jumped in and headed out. After riding the bucking bronco to the main passage, down the mountain we went. Singing, laughing and curious we all chattered as we traveled.  Showing up to some unknown place, surrounded by foreign people, and clueless- we began to work. We began a work that would change lives. It was a work that would mold perceptions and initiate study.      With a bus showing up of eager participants we began to fret. Here we are the “leaders” of some project we have no clue about. That soon would be a norm. A stack of wood and an open space awaited us. The space belonged to some unknown person but with tears, love ...