Buried Joy
#BuriedJOY
Have you ever be looking for something that was so precious and valuable to you for days, weeks, and maybe even years before you can find it? Maybe it was an old yearbook, a teddy bear from childhood, or your favorite book from when you were a teen. The feeling that you felt when you finally find it is almost indescribable!
That recently happen to me! When I got married years ago I wore my mom’s tiara that she wore in 1976 for her school’s Homecoming which she was crowned- Queen! The tiara wasn’t fancy or expensive but it was very sentimental and I was so honored to be able to walk down the aisle wearing it.
Well years passed and one day my mom I were talking about the tiara, I assumed it was with my wedding gown and other wedding regalia but it was no where to be found. We begin to think that maybe with the excitement of the day that it was somehow accidentally thrown away. Although we thought this could be an answer to the missing tiara, in the back of my mind and in my heart I just had a feeling that it wasn’t gone forever. I had even recently told my husband that I was praying that I would find it!
Last month I started decluttering some old boxes and as I was digging through the box I saw an old Christmas tin, I thought to myself it’s probably some old Christmas ornaments that I can give away. To my surprise when I open the can I saw a white scarf and wrapped inside the scarf was the…….yep you guessed it, the long lost Tiara! I was so tempted to call or Facetime my mom but I figured with news like this it was important to show her in person.
It was such a priceless moment in time to see her reaction and gratitude of her long lost tiara! She polished it up and now I have it to wear for my milestone anniversary next year! (No worries I know exactly where it’s at-will never be misplaced again-lol!)
How many times have we had buried JOY in our lives? Maybe it wasn’t a tiara from 1976 but maybe you put your career or ministry on hold for various reasons and you don’t even realize that if you unbury it that it will produce JOY. Maybe it’s a friendship that with the busyness of life you haven’t really connected with in a long time, it’s time to unbury that friendship because within unburying it you may be surprise the JOY it will fill in you and in them! Maybe you’ve buried your heart due to past pain, trauma, setbacks and fears so you don’t want people to really see the real you……it’s time to unbury all of them-release it and when you do JOY will replace it!
The list can go on, on what your buried JOY could be, but you know what it is so I encourage you to take a minute and process what it could be and take time to unbury it so that you can allow JOY to saturate your life and the lives of all those that are in your daily presence!
