Five Minute Friday: Joy

Five-Minute Friday: "Joy"

By: Susan Deborah Schiller

A 5-minute writing adventure bloggers from all over the world are doing today at "Five Minute Friday" with Lisa Jo Baker. We write for 5-minutes, no editing… and then we share! Click image below to join us!

"Dance with me," I hear Him call. I'm writing in my journal, a brain dump of cares. Impossible situations with no end in sight. I've sorted through all the options and nothing is matching up.

"Dance with me," I hear again. His voice is peace. He is my Refuge. But I really need answers and I don't feel like worshiping. So I struggle a little longer, and then I lay down my pen.

"Hide yourself in me," He says.

Joy comes as I learn to simply be still. To be still instead striving. To dance instead of straining. To rejoice instead of worrying.

Weeping may last for the night, but joy comes in the morning light.

Choosing love today,

Sue

Susan Schiller knows how it feels to lose everything: marriage and family, church and reputation, finances and businesses, and more. Susan's upcoming, interactive memoir, "On the Way Home," tells the story of how she came to be known as "the most abused woman" her counselors had yet met and how she learned to navigate her way out of hell to a rich and satisfying life. In her lifetime, Susan has served in duties ranging from home school mom – to pastor –  to full-time deliverance minister – and to Midwest regional prayer coordinator for a large international ministry. These days you can usually find Susan soaking in her favorite hot springs pool, reading a book (or several), blogging, baking bread, or hanging out with her family and friends. You can get a free copy of Susan's upcoming book, "On the Way Home" by registering here.

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