Stealing Joy

Don’t let him do it. Don’t let him steal your joy.

Yeah you signed up for it. You made the choice to serve. You knew it wasn’t going to be easy. You knew it was going to be hard and stressful.

But don’t you do it. Don’t you let him steal your joy. He is there waiting to steal, kill, and destroy. There to steal your peace, to kill your spirit, and destroy your mind.

Let me remind you that for every screaming “I hate you” you receive, there is an “I love you” being whispered before your eyes close each night. For every “pig” you hear muttered, there are blessings being prayed for the peacemakers. 

Find that joy. Find the reason why you started this in the first place. Back to the time where it meant so much to you to suit up in that uniform. To all those times that if it weren’t for you, who knows what would’ve happened. Back to the time when it meant the world to you to be able help protect and bring peace. 

They might not believe that’s what you want. They might just believe you’re there to make the state money or maybe there just because you’re on some power trip. 

It’s okay, let them think that. I know you. I know what’s in your heart. Jesus was given all authority in heaven and earth and came to save our very souls and people hated him. Keep on keeping on. 

There’s always two sides to every story and rarely is yours told. Each day you will walk onto another shift, not knowing what it will bring. Maybe today you’ll change a tire, maybe today you’ll get a drunk off the road, or maybe today you’ll get cussed at, maybe today you’ll get told “I’ll have your job, maybe today you’ll make a kid smile, maybe today you’ll save someone’s life. Each day different from all the rest, and yet you still take one step out in front. We all are given different gifts and yours is what you were created for. 

I know you’re not looking for applause, you’re just looking to serve, but I’m giving you a round even if the world stands against.

So remember this: When you’re in that ditch, and the dog is barking, and that cellphone is ringing; you need to “Get in Step” because “a Trooper’s life was made for me.”

Bless all of the peacemakers 🖤💙🤍