We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.(Romans 8:28 AMP) In the American romantic comedy, Runaway Bride, Maggie Carpenter eventually confronts theContinue reading “I’m Happy Now…It’s Where I’m Supposed to Be”
Category Archives: Joy
Mazel Tov
When others are happy, be happy with them. (Romans 12:15 CEV) A few weeks years ago, a good friend stopped by our house to pay us a visit. It was her first time visiting, so she couldn’t stop complimenting us on how lovely our house is. She expressed how happy she was for us andContinue reading “Mazel Tov”
I’ll be Joyful in God My Saviour
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the LORD! I will be joyful inContinue reading “I’ll be Joyful in God My Saviour”
Don’t be a Party Crasher
“Count on it—there’s more joy in heaven over one sinner’s rescued life than over ninety-nine good people in no need of rescue.” (Luke 15:7 MSG) The Pharisees and religious scholars of Jesus’ day were such party crashers. When they saw “a lot of men and women of doubtful reputation…hanging around Jesus, listening intently,” they wereContinue reading “Don’t be a Party Crasher”
Be an Isaac
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. (Job 8:21 NIV) When God told Sarah that she would bear Abraham a son at an old age, she laughed. So God named their son Isaac, which in Hebrew means “laughter.” Of course, there was nothing funny about what GodContinue reading “Be an Isaac”
Rejoice
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. (Romans 12:15 NIV) There will always be those who would rather mourn than rejoice with you. Those who would rather offer their condolences than their congratulations. Don’t take it personally. People can’t give what they don’t have. Those who lack joy can’t rejoice with you.Continue reading “Rejoice”
Happy Endings
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. (Job 8:21 NIV) Job was misjudged by his friends, yet one of them, Bildad, spoke more accurately than he realized when he said to Job, “[God] will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.”Continue reading “Happy Endings”
Rejoice in the Lord!
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! (Philippians 4:4 NIV) From his prison cell, Paul penned the well-known verse, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” In fact, Philippians has come to be known as the epistle of joy because of its repeated emphasis on joy. IfContinue reading “Rejoice in the Lord!”
The Source of Joy
You will fill me with joy in your presence. (Psalm 16:11 NIV) God is truly our source of joy. Every time I run out of joy, I know exactly where to get it refilled again–by being in His presence. I slip away to a quiet place where I can be alone with Him, to talkContinue reading “The Source of Joy”
Getting Our Joy Back
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. (Psalm 51:12 NLT) Only someone who has known the joy of being God’s friend can understand David’s plea in Psalm 51:12. After his sin with Bathsheba, David’s soul was troubled and saddened. He confessed his sin and asked God toContinue reading “Getting Our Joy Back”
Rising with the Son 