Today's devotion

It amazes me how you can read a verse so many times and then someone comments on it and you see a whole new perspective. In the mornings I'm usually rushing and don't take time for actual devotions. So, I signed up for this email devotional which I try to read before I leave for work.
Today's devotional is called Keeping Our Joy by Micca Monda Campbell. I'd like to share with you just a small section of what she has written.

...but how do we find true joy in midst of heartache? We find it by depending on the Lord. David reminds us;
"The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trust in Him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in song." Psalms 28:7
First, David believed God heard his cries. Second, he relied on God's provision and strength. Third, David trusted in God's help with all of his heart. This kept him from growing weak, losing heart, and giving up. Finally, because David believed God was for him, in him, with him, and behind him one hundred percent, David was able to give thanks with a joyful heart.
.....You and I don't serve God because we are good enough. We serve God because He's good enough. It's His perfection working through our imperfections.
By the same token, our joy is not defined by our circumstances. It's based on our relationship with God ...
In my life this is what I want to remember;
1. Believe God hears my cries
2 Rely on His provision and strength
3 Trust in God's help with all my heart.
4. Believe God is for me, in me with me and behind me one hundred percent
And with all of this, I then want to do the most important part. Give thanks with a joyful heart.