Jesus Is The Glitter

The Fabulous Tshirt My Fabulous Friend Got Me

I am so blessed to have such wonderful friends, and some of my greatest ones have been introduced and reintroduced to me at my wonderful church.

One of these great friends gave me this shirt, and I love it so much.  I think it describes me to a tee.

The first word/words I am told many people associate with me are sparkly, glitter, shiny, so the glitter in my veins part is obvious to everyone, but I hope and pray that the first thing they notice about me is the fact that Jesus is in my heart.  Then it occurred to me tonight that the reason people see the sparkle in me, the reason the glitter is in my veins is Jesus Himself.

Jesus is the glitter.  He is the sparkle.  He is the joy that fills up my heart and my being.  He is the reason I shine so brightly.  His love and grace put the energy in my step, the smile on my face everyone else always wonders how I have all the time.

God's love doesn't make you happy.  Happiness is fleeting, temporary.  God's love give you joy.  Joy fills you up every day.  Joy is what allows you to smile when you feel like the world is falling around you.  Joy is what makes it possible to not seek revenge on those who hurt you.  Joy is what is real.  It is what is lasting.

I just can't imagine what it feels like to not have this joy in your heart.  It must be the emptiest, loneliest feeling in the world.  There is nothing else in this world that is lasting.  There is nothing else that stays with you and gives you hope like the love of Jesus.

Jesus is the glitter.  He is what gives the world its sparkle, a sparkle that doesn't fade; a sparkle that doesn't get knocked off over a time; a sparkle that is real and lasting and satisfies you regardless of time or situation or circumstance.

Thank you, God, for the joyous sparkle that flows through my veins.