Tough Week

This week has been a tough week! I feel as if I have been starving......we have not been able to hardly read any portions of "Crazy Love" this week because we have had something going on every night and this weekend will not be any better. Then in the middle of the week I had to deal with a situation that I will tell you honestly I was not prayed up enough beforehand and I was blindsided. At first, I felt that this person stole my joy but the reality is that I let the devil steal my joy and I have been struggling ever since. Corey has been reading two other books (one is the Prayer of Jabez for the Easter Drama and the other is the book for the Worship Team bible study) and I know the first is a great book and I am sure the other is too! The problem is that this means that we have not been able to read "Crazy Love" and it is a bit frustrating.....but I am praying that God will give me what I need. I don't want to go ahead of him because we have been on this incredible journey together and so I am praying for patience! Honestly I have fallen in the trap of the "Lukewarm" Christan and have got caught up in my to-do list and the menial daily tasks and lost the focus on the big picture and I have lost my joy and therefore I am being disobedient to our Lord. He commands us to "Rejoice in the Lord always!". Earlier this week, I was led to a song by Chris Tomlin called "Holy is the Lord" and the lyrics are below. It reminded me of many things but especially that "the Joy of the Lord is our strength" and "the Earth is filled with His glory". We need to be reminded of this all time (especially me!!!!). See the lyrics below:

Holy is the Lord (Chris Tomlin)

We stand and lift up our hands
For the joy of the Lord is our strength
We bow down and worship Him now
How great, how awesome is He

And together we sing

[Chorus]
Holy is the Lord God Almighty
The earth is filled with His glory
Holy is the Lord God Almighty
The earth is filled with His glory
The earth is filled with His glory

We stand and lift up our hands
For the joy of the Lord is our strength
We bow down and worship Him now
How great, how awesome is He

And together we sing
Everyone sing

[Chorus]
Holy is the Lord God Almighty
The earth is filled with His glory
Holy is the Lord God Almighty
The earth is filled with His glory
The earth is filled with His glory

It's rising up all around
It's the anthem of the Lord's renown
Repeat

And together we sing,
Everyone sing

[Chorus]