Happy! (Though My Car Got Hit Today)

How can I feel so HAPPY tonight when I have had such a hard day? How can I feel God so near and have nothing but encouragement in my heart? How can I be so at peace?

Well, it seems like a simple answer, but it is such a mocked condition to the lost.

I have Jesus in my heart!!

I was so encouraged this morning by a wonderful service at my church. Not only was the lesson packed with Scripture, but I made some new friends in Sunday School. One guy even gave me three sermons by Paul Washer, offering to make copies of them for the table outreach locations. I listened to the excellent sermons as I drove around after church running errands. I felt God near. I felt His pleasure and His love to the extent that I could not wait to get back home and get to work telling people about Him. As I listened to the sermons, my heart was touched as I realized how God keeps me WANTING to press on in service and obedience to Him. He has kept my heart in such a place for His glory where HE REMAINS MY FIRST LOVE, leaving me still as a person with no greater joy than telling others about Jesus and making a defense for the Bible. Nothing else can compare. As Paul Washer said today on CD, God's commands are not burdensome. Obeying Him is like staying away from a cliff.

Well, with all the snow covering roads in Atlanta, and with all the church and school closings due to hazardous conditions, someone hit my car in my parking garage! It didn't ruin my day. We both have insurance, and I will take care of it tomorrow. God was not asleep when it happened, and He has allowed this for His glory. I told the girl who hit me, that my car is just a car, and God has given me such a good day--a perfect day in Him--despite any circumstances.

P.S.--I love my church, First Baptist Atlanta!