SUNDAYS WITH JOYCE

WORD FOR TODAY

JOY

1. The humble will be filled with fresh joy    Isaiah 29:19   The meek shall also increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

2. Joy at answered prayer    John 16:24   Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

3. Serve God with joy    Psalms 100:2    Serve the Lord with gladness: come before His presence with singing

4. God anoints with oil of joy    Psalms 45:7     Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, they God hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows

5. Trials, count it all joy    James 1:2    My brethern , count it all joy when you fall into diver's temptations;




God said:

Joy begets joy.

Let joy be the theme of your life.

Let it be your byline,

your password, your entry into Heaven.

Let Us not be snobbish about joy.

Joy does not have to be of the Highest.

There is joy also in entertainment.

Just bear in mind that joy

is not mere entertainment.

Joy is an entry, not an exit.

Joy does not have to jump up and down.

Joy can be like the quiet reading of a bedtime story.

It does not have to be a performance.

There is great joy with Me,

beloveds, when you are in the mood for God.

Of course, sometimes you think I interfere with your life,

get in the way, cause obstructions.

Truly, beloveds,

there is no need for Me to do that.

I clear your path.

You throw your own stumbling-blocks,

will you concede this?

You have some short-sightedness

or long-sightedness

that obstructs your view.

Nevertheless, keep going, beloveds.

When it comes to life,

you cannot predict accurately.

You just have to skip along,

on one foot and then the other,

and see what comes.

But joy is not meant to be dependent

on what occurs in life.

And that's where I come in.


Your awareness of your closeness to Me gives you great joy.



Life is meant to be lived joyously. We are the ones who put so much strain on our lives. We try to do God's work for Him. He has blessings for us, that we will never have room to receive...simply because we are not emotionally, or spiritually where he can reach us.....


Let us find new ways to see God in our everyday lives. Let's find something to show for all the blessings He has given us. it's another week. Another month. Another season. Something to be joyful about. Don't you think...lol