Episode Transcript
[00:00:07] Speaker A: Welcome to the Weekday Podcast of Sugar Hill Church, where we desire to help you know God and discover your purpose, whether you're exercising, driving, meditating or just hanging out while you tune in with us today. Thanks. We hope these next five minutes help you feel encouraged and inspired for your day.
[00:00:22] Speaker B: Well hey friends, welcome back to another weekday podcast. Today I want us to think about Finding Joy in the Search For Jesus Matthew 6:33 this is Jesus talking. He says, but seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. I don't know if you've noticed this, but Christmas brings out the best and it also brings out the worst. In our searching skills, we search for the perfect gifts, for the missing decorations, for that one string of lights that worked so perfectly last year. And sometimes we're searching so hard for the trappings of Christmas that we forget to search for its heart. It's like Mary and Joseph when they were searching frantically through Jerusalem for Jesus. They looked among relatives and friends. They checked all the logical places. But Jesus wasn't where they expected him to be. He was in the Father's house. He was going about his Father's business. I think sometimes we search for joy in all the wrong places. We look for it in bigger bonuses, which are nice, don't get me wrong. We search for it in newer trucks until we drop the Big Mac on the floorboard. We hunt for it in busier schedules and longer to do lists. But here's the beautiful secret spirit Joy isn't found in the searching. It's actually found in the returning. Joy isn't something we chase. It's something that we receive when we stop running around long enough to sit at Jesus feet. So think about your life. When was the last time you truly felt joy? Not just happy? Because happiness comes and goes with circumstances. When have you felt, deep down, unshakable joy that bubbles up from your soul? Now, chances are it wasn't when you were rushing around trying to do more. It probably was in a quiet moment, maybe early in the morning with your coffee by the Christmas tree, when you weren't trying to find joy at all. You were just being with Jesus. Now the wonderful thing about Jesus is that he's not playing hide and seek with us. He's right here. He's right now. Not somewhere far away, not waiting for us to clean up our act, not holding our past against us. He's as close, always as close as our next breath, waiting for us to simply turn to Him. Would you do that today? Would you just take a moment and turn towards Him? Have a great day. We'll see you back soon.
[00:02:30] Speaker A: Thanks so much for joining us today for the weekday podcast. Our prayer is that the encouragement you just heard would help you live more like Jesus today. We would love to see you at Sugar Hill Church for one of our gatherings each Sunday at 9, 15 and 11, and we're always streaming live at Live Sugarhill Church. Thanks again for joining us today. As always, if today's message encouraged you, share it with friends and family by tapping the share button. Have an awesome day.
