Chiggers R Us

Pesky little things -- those chiggers!  A recent hunting trip resulted in a major case of chiggers for Bill, Dennis and Dustin. Watching them wiggle-rub-scratch even made ME itchy!  A friend told me chiggers go in head first 'cause they like their tail-end scratched. Well, I don't know about that but we've been through a bottle of Chigarid and clear fingernail polish. Since he figures it's the only way to legitimately wear it, Dennis asked for red polish - LOL. Isn't it sad how many Christians allow life's "pesky little things" to suffocate their joy. It really doesn't take much -- a flat tire, a toothpaste tube squeezed in the middle, a scratched CD. True joy isn't relative to what is falling apart around us or what just landed unpleasantly in our world.  No, real joy is what takes over, suffocates and repels life's otherwise pesky intrusions.  That Joy runs so deep and is so steadfast there is no danger of a drought.  The principles taught in God's Word are that His Joy might remain in us and that His Joy [in us] may be full (John 15:11).  Christ's Joy is much bigger than the peskies of life.  May it ever remain!