Joy isn't just for heaven

God’s gifts don’t begin in eternity. He is just as good down here as He will be in eternity, so let’s not wait until we get to heaven to start the party.

Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. (Psalm 27:13)

Growing up near an Amish community in Kansas, I had a lot of exposure to horses (at least from a distance). We’d be driving somewhere on the highway and we’d pass an Amish family in a horse and buggy, clip-clopping along on the shoulder. Many times …