SUNDAYS WITH JOYCE

 

JOY

Gal 5:22... But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.

Psa 33:1... Sing for joy in the LORD, O you righteous ones; Praise is becoming to the upright.

Prov 12:20... Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy.

John 15:11... These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.

John 16:24... Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

Phil 1:25 ... Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith

1 Th 1:6... You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit

James 1:2... Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials

1 Pet 1:6-8... In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,

^{7... so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;}

^{8... and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory}

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He doesn't promise that things will always go our way, but God does want us to have joy in our spiritual lives.

 

 

JOY OF MY SOUL

Joy of my soul, Joy of my heart,
You've given me love from the very start;
In you I live, I move and I breathe ~
To you my whole being does cleave.

Joy of my soul, Joy of my spirit,
Of goodness ~ may I be drawn near it
And to all that is holy, right and true,
May I ever be totally committed to you.

Joy of my soul, Joy of my life,
You are the Rock during all the strife.
Many are the benefits you freely give;
Because of you, I have the will to live.

Joy of my soul, Joy of my heart,
Let's assure one another, we'll never part.
You are my Lord, my God, my All;
I obey your statutes, I love your Law.

Joy of my soul, Joy of my spirit
Absence from you, I surely would fear it.
Never permit me to ever stray
Protect me ever and always, I pray.

Joy of my soul, Joy of my life,
Sin pierces your heart ~ like a knife.
You are The Lord of Lords and The King of Kings,
O the JOY your Salvation brings.

The battle for good and evil still wages,
But You, O Lord, are JOY for all ages.
Judgement day will soon arrive;
The goats'll die and the sheep'll thrive.
Please God ~ your faithful ones'll be alive.

O Jesus, as Groom, you'll come for your Bride
You'll draw her very close to your side
Embrace her with your arms open wide
And together in Heaven forever abide.

You, O Lord, are JOY for all ages.
JOY, JOY, JOY!
YOU are JOY for All Ages! ! !

 

Mel (Carmela) Patterson

 

 

Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys

I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - a connection to what matters.

Become more and more innocent, less knowledgeable and more childlike. Take life as fun - because that's precisely what it is!

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

 

Watch the waves in the ocean. The higher the wave goes, the deeper is the wake that follows it. One moment you are the wave, another moment you are the hollow wake that follows. Enjoy both--don't get addicted to one. Don't say: I would always like to be on the peak. It is not possible. Simply see the fact: it is not possible. It has never happened and it will never happen. It is simply impossible--not in the nature of things. Then what to do? Enjoy the peak while it lasts and then enjoy the valley when it comes. What is wrong with the valley? What is wrong with being low? It is a relaxation. A peak is an excitement, and nobody can exist continuously in an excitement