“Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength..”
-Nehemiah 8:10
Sometimes when trouble hits my life and i start trying to solve things with my owns strength, and i stop believing God is in control. I start feeling weak, wondering how I can possibly make myself feel better? Everything leads me to realize again that "what I need to know is that strength doesn’t come from inside me, it comes from the joy I have in the Lord". How cool is that eh?
When I need strength, I can rely on the joy the Spirit produces in me. When my everything is focused on God, "trouble" & stupid things seem to lose its power. "LORD, I ask you to fill me with all joy and peace in believing, that I may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit". (Romans 15:13)
God loves us so much that He not only sent us His Son; He sent us His joy! The joy of the world is WEAK, it's just CRAPPY; the Joy to the from God world is eternal. Only Jesus Christ can give us real, lasting joy, a joy that holds us fast in the good times and the bad times. So everynight when I feel my song (JOY) is gone, I try to be still and listen, for just a moment and theres always HIS song just having it's way deep within my heart.
And it's cool cuz God is soooo faithful, even when life is hard and its difficult to listen to His voice, He still calls my name and reminds me once again " LAURA EVERYTHING COMES WITH A PURPOSE".
-Nehemiah 8:10
Sometimes when trouble hits my life and i start trying to solve things with my owns strength, and i stop believing God is in control. I start feeling weak, wondering how I can possibly make myself feel better? Everything leads me to realize again that "what I need to know is that strength doesn’t come from inside me, it comes from the joy I have in the Lord". How cool is that eh?
When I need strength, I can rely on the joy the Spirit produces in me. When my everything is focused on God, "trouble" & stupid things seem to lose its power. "LORD, I ask you to fill me with all joy and peace in believing, that I may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit". (Romans 15:13)
God loves us so much that He not only sent us His Son; He sent us His joy! The joy of the world is WEAK, it's just CRAPPY; the Joy to the from God world is eternal. Only Jesus Christ can give us real, lasting joy, a joy that holds us fast in the good times and the bad times. So everynight when I feel my song (JOY) is gone, I try to be still and listen, for just a moment and theres always HIS song just having it's way deep within my heart.
And it's cool cuz God is soooo faithful, even when life is hard and its difficult to listen to His voice, He still calls my name and reminds me once again " LAURA EVERYTHING COMES WITH A PURPOSE".
It happens in moments of sorrow or happiness, distress or delight.
God comes in an awesome way to place a song in my heart...
So the more trouble that hits my life, the more I FALL IN LOVE with my AWESOME creator, My saviour King, my everything...
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11
"I thank you Lord for your faithfulness. Thank you because theres just no one like you, thank you for always calling me by name and giving me such great joy, and peace. Thank you for sending your holy spirit to protecting me from evil, I worship you and give you all the honour for ever and ever"
AMEN
So the more trouble that hits my life, the more I FALL IN LOVE with my AWESOME creator, My saviour King, my everything...
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11
"I thank you Lord for your faithfulness. Thank you because theres just no one like you, thank you for always calling me by name and giving me such great joy, and peace. Thank you for sending your holy spirit to protecting me from evil, I worship you and give you all the honour for ever and ever"
AMEN
