Scott Adams wrote:

I remember when Dilbert hit it big and it became clear that I would never again have to worry about money. It was a wonderful feeling, but it didn’t last. I went from happy to hollow with no warning. The first moment that I could afford any car I wanted, I lost interest in having a nice car. I simply couldn’t see the point, if there ever was one. Success is surprisingly disorienting.

Emphasis mine.

-j

This may end up being a feature on Jayzilla. Lately I’ve been waking up singing songs, and I would like to do a little experiment. Sometimes I can figure out right away why the song is in my head, other times I don’t know. Today is one of those times. If I catalog them, perhaps we will begin to notice a pattern.

Today’s song (the lines that keep playing are bold):

Chorus
How long (how long)
How wide (how wide)
Is the love of Christ
How deep (how deep)
How high (how high)
Is the love of Christ

It would take ten thousand lifetimes
To comprehend, a love with no beginning
A love that knows no end

Chorus

More than any heart could measure or ever hold
His love could fill the oceans
‘Til they overflowed

Chorus

Higher than the mountains
Deeper than the ocean
Farther than the reach of the sky
Wider than the heavens
Longer than forever
Greater is the love of Christ

Maybe in a few days I’ll know why I was singing this song today. All I know is I love it that I am waking up praising God without realizing it. It’s so amazing!

-j

*The song is “Love of Christ” by Point of Grace

You are holy, oh so holy
You are holy
What a privilege and an honor
To worship at your throne,
To be called into your presence as your own.

I started my new job on Thursday. It was several hours into my day when I realized I had been singing that song in my head the whole morning. Once I realized that, I was amazed at how beautiful it was. Without even thinking, I had been praising my God throughout the entire day! A smile washed across my face as I marveled at the way we are built. This does not say anything about me, but rather about my Lord and how much He loves me. He provided a job for me at just the right time and kept me from being anxious at all throughout my joblessness, and the my soul just began to praise Him without even asking me to do so. How beautiful is the kinship I have with Him because of what He has done for me!

-j

*The song is “You Are Holy” by Lisa McClendon