The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Hello my friends!
I want to invite you to come with me on what I call my " Joy Journey". For me, 2015 is all about Choosing Joy, and I will be committing my writing to this journey for a time. This year, this day, this moment in time I choose to be joyful and happy not because of what's going on in my life, but because of what's going on my heart! I choose to be joyful and happy today not because of my bank balance, accomplished chore list, sweet children, or even a good hair day. Those things are good, but they aren't lasting. Today I choose to be joyful because The Lord is with me! I choose to be happy simply because my Heavenly Father takes GREAT delight in me! The God who is all knowing, omnipresent, creator of the universe & eternally loving is rejoicing and singing over me! His delight and love does not stem from what I've done, or what I'm going to do. My Father takes delight in me simply because I choose to believe in Him and accept my role as His child. So today, no matter what is going on in your life, I ask you to examine your heart and Choose Joy!
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Kara
1/20/2015 11:25:07 pm
I've found great encouragement in these words today. When the day starts off with a trying start, it is incredibly easy for me to shut down and get what I call the "ho hums", but being reminded that our God, Father, Creator, The One who gave His life for me rejoices over me not because of what I can do for Him but for simply accepting His gift of eternal love, is beyond encouraging and makes my heart smile!!!
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Single Mama for Jesus
1/20/2015 11:53:51 pm
I agree! When our days go off course our emotions can guide our attitude off track as well :) Its so important to remember that Joy is a choice that our Heavenly Father allows us to make everyday!
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Shaquan F.
1/21/2015 03:55:26 am
Oh wow this touched my heart. Jesus is my JOY I am learning to lean on Him with my worries & cares cause when I do thatI then receive JOY :) (which is Jesus He's my JOY)
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Single Mama for Jesus
1/21/2015 09:08:06 am
So awesome to hear! Thanks for sharing!
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Kelsey
1/22/2015 11:04:47 am
Love this! Joy is so often overlooked, but it exists so naturally on its own if we just seek it out. Nice perspective to have.
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