Have you
thanked Him?
Have you praised Him?
Have you made it your priority to agree and
cooperate with Him today?
Have you taken that deep breath and listened for
what He has for you today?
1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)
The first thing I want you to do is pray.
Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.
Happiness is about what happens to you; and, to an extent, it's
dependent on your circumstances, your behaviors, and your attitudes. But the
joy of Christ is much, much bigger. The joy of Christ is about relationship
with a person. It's something you have access to, but it's also something you
must choose. Christian joy shows up not only in the happy times but also in
times of trial and discouragement. - David Jeremiah
the joy of the Lord will make you
strong. – Nehemiah 8:10 (LB)
Joy. Everyone wants it.
Everyone promises it. But can anyone deliver it?
Just GOD.
God wants his children to be joy-filled. Just like
a FATHER wants his baby to laugh with glee, God longs for us to experience a
deep-seated, deeply rooted joy; STRENGTH GIVING joy!
God is not interested in putting a temporary smile on your face. He
wants to deposit a resilient hope in your heart. He has no interest in giving
you a shallow happiness that melts in the heat of adversity. But he does offer
you a joy: a deep-seated, heart-felt, honest-to-goodness, ballistic strong
sense of joy that can weather the most difficult of storms. - Lucado
I think “STRENGTH joy is COURAGOUS JOY”, for courageous
joy turns us into stronger people. Courageous joy sets the hope of the heart on
Jesus and Jesus alone and since no one can take your Christ, no one can take
your joy. - believing in him you are saturated with an
ecstatic joy - 1 Peter 1:8 (TPT)
So…
Can failure take your joy?
Nope! Jesus is greater than your sin.
Betrayal??
Nope, because Jesus will never leave you.
What about disappointment?
Nah baby nah!
Even though your plan may not work out, you know
God’s plan will. – Jeremiah 29:11
Jesus promised, “No one
will take away your joy” (John. 16:22).
That is true!
Remember…
The Lord gives his people perpetual joy when they walk in obedience to
him. - Dwight L. Moody
Embrace that joy today!
Have a blessed day today!
I love you all
OPPORTUNITIES
for HOPE
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