Goals for May(been thinking about them for a while now, just not POSTING my thoughts;)

May's focus: Having more fun
I'll be honest. I just can't get on board with this one. I am spending this year trying to become a happier person and I want to look to the Bible to learn how to do that. The Bible says very little about this topic. Does the Bible say that we can't have fun? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Buuuut, having said that, I think that the pursuit of fun is too much of a priority for most Americans. If we don't have enough fun, we tend to feel persecuted.
The Bible does talk about joy. We are capable of being joyful people even if we don't have an ounce of "fun" in our lives. That joy comes from having a relationship with God. It comes from knowing that we are heirs with Christ, and we have a Father that loves us. Paul and Silas had that joy even in prison and they sang songs of praise to God instead of falling into depression. I can't think about this topic without thinking of some of our brethren in Ethiopia today. Some of them spend every day working hard just to survive. They don't go to the movies, or start book-clubs, or try out trendy new restaurants, or go to amusement parks but, as a rule, they are a joyful people. Maybe the lack of "white noise" in their lives makes it a little easier to focus on God. I know that I spend an awful lot of time trying to be physically comfortable in this life and I think that it causes my spiritual self to atrophy. Does that mean that I am going to try and have a miserable life so that I can better focus on God? No. But I do want to get my priorities straight.
Joy can be mine no matter what life brings me. Right now, life is good. The blessings are pouring in. How much easier should it be right now to want to "wake the dawn with praises"?
There it is then- I need to focus this month on counting my blessings. And if the near future finds me with no physical blessings to count, that doesn't leave me empty handed. The lack of physical blessings will just make the spiritual ones shine that much brighter. I am a child of the Most High God and heaven is mine!
So, here's to the first real post in a while... It feels nice.