Count it Pure Joy When the World Comes Crashin

I went the to the Rock and Worship Roadshow last night - it was awesome. To my friends in Seattle and Portland - it is coming your way - don't miss it.

One song that Mercy Me sings is Alright - the song closes with a refrain that says - Count it pure joy when the world comes crashin - hold your head up and keep on dancin. I love that song it reminded me of the Blog I meant to write all day yesterday - so I am just going to combine it with today's thoughts.

Romans 5 is an incredible chapter of hope and encouragement. It opens by telling us to rejoice when we face trials and problems? Why should we rejoice - well as Mercy Me so eloquently states in the same song - There's a love much stronger than anything that holds you down.

Problems that we face are simply a chance for God to develop our character. God has a plan for us - the person that we are today is not the person that He wants us to be in the future - He wants us to grow and develop and mature and trust him to use us for greater things.

The love that is stronger than any problem we face is proven by the fact that Jesus Christ came to die for our sins while we were still sinners. He didn't say - get yourself straighened out and then I will come rescue you - He came first. So that we may have eternal life through Jesus Christ.

I guess one thing that I would like to add here is a simple reminder that no matter what you are going through in life - it is only temporary. The world may come crashin down around us - but if we can hold up our head and keep on dancin - praising God in all that we do - remembering that He loves us and is walking through it with us - we will come out the other side stronger than we went into it.

Here is a music video of Alright by Mercy Me - enjoy.