Joy with a side of disappointment...

He was born in St. Louis and grew up in a working-class neighborhood. He loved baseball and became one of the best catchers ever. He was a 15-time all-star and a 10-time World Series winner.

Although many know of him as a world-class catcher, he might be even better known for his Yogi-isms such as:

“It ain’t over till it’s over.”

“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

And maybe my favorite….“If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.”

I was reminded of these deep lessons 🙂 about finding our sense of purpose this past Wednesday when Alexa invited her college soccer team over to our house for dinner after playing Avila. We had a full house and everyone left with full tummies, however, it was a tough day. And it’s been a tough career. To her credit, Alexa has always been one of the hardest workers and toughest players. Win or lose she can hold her head high because she has consistently maintained her character.

Life can be like this…as much as we desire to win…win…win…we have each had plenty of losses and tough times. We know what it’s like to deal with missed expectations and misunderstandings. To deal with disappointment and struggle.

Despite this reality, we can live with joy.

This Sunday, we continue our series through Ezra with a sermon entitled, “We can reclaim our joy even when God allows disappointment” from Ezra 3-4. In a nutshell, they experience incredible success and then are misunderstood by the older generation and then face all-out opposition until finally, God gives them a breakthrough.

If you need some joy injected back into a life marked by disappointment, I hope to see you Sunday at 8:00, 9:15 (Full KidCity available), or 10:45 am (Full KidCity available), or you can watch the Livestream on YouTube (Like and Subscribe) or Facebook at 9:15 am. Additionally, we are also publishing our sermons on Spotify.

See you soon,

Troy