forget happiness, find joy

Doing blogs seems to be the new "thing" so I thought I'd give it a try. Here goes nothing.

 I've been doing a lot of thinking lately and I've realized that I'm caught up in my past. At first I thought I was the only one that had this problem, but I've quickly realized I'm not alone in this world. So many people are stuck in the past that they can't move on with the future, myself included.

 Things change, people change, thats life.

If you never let go of the people and things in your past, you will never be able to move on. The excuse "well, I just can't forget about it" is often used, but in all reality it's a lie. You've got to want to forget to be able to actually forget. 

We strive so hard to find happiness because we think that if we could just find a way to be happy, everything would fall into place. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but this void will never be filled. My youth pastor once told me, "happiness is only temporary, but joy is forever."  

Forget happiness, find joy.

"So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy." -John 16:22