I am not alone!

I have a friend who just recently 'recomitted' his life to Christ. Over the last few weeks he has been really into reading the Word, more than he has in the past. I talking when ever he gets a chance... when he is at church, in public, or alone. I am so excited for him!!! Even right now I feel myself bursting with joy at the thought of it! It is a wonderful thing to see! And I have had to laugh! Oh the joy He brings to all of us!!! I just got to share some things that have happened for him. There was one day when he was struggling with his anger and needed some direction and help with it, so he asked a group of us for some help with it. Mike mentioned that Proverbs was a good place to start. Right away he wanted to know where in Proverbs... well I asked him what the date was... It was the 15th... so I told him to look up Proverbs 15. He eagerly when and looked it up.  "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but harsh  words stir up anger" Proverbs 15:1 He looked up eyes wide and said "Whoa, did you plan that?" All of us laughed, "Oh, yeah we knew you were going to be stuggling with anger today and planned it all out for you." Isn't God great!!! This week he got so into reading the word, he has missed meetings, meals, etc. Now he wants to know if that is normal? I just looked at him and smiled. Oh the joy it is to see the joy God is bringing others! Well I don't know if it is normal or not, but I have the same things happen to me, and I know the Joy he is feeling!! It's just so exciting!!! Thats what His Word does!!! I know!!! That is how you keep your Joy!! The last 3 plus years I have not gone 1 day without reading His Word! I also have not gone 1 day without His Joy in my heart!! There have been days I have not read as much as others, and believe me I know by the end of the day! What a difference from who I was, to who I am now!! I have a true relationship with Him. A close relationship with Him!! And everyday I continue to stay in His Word, is one more day I am letting Him know how much He means to me!! I am not saying this to brag about myself and what I do, truly I tell you this to let you know what He has done, is doing, and will do in all our lives!!! Any meaningful relationship we have with anybody, is based on a daily conection with each other. And everyday I spend with Him... Oh how I love Jesus!!!! whether these things/feelings are normal or not, I do not care!! I will not exchange Him for anything!!! And it is so awsome to see that same Joy and feelings in anyone else!! It is like experancing it for myself, double, tripple, etc... It's like loving your children so much and you don't think you could love athem more, then when they have children.... Whoosh!!! You love them more and their child too!! Just no way to explain it or put it into words!