Category: Joy
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Restoration
First, lets break the 10 verse down. The Psalmist is asking God for a clean heart. Notice the psalmist says, God create in me. He gives acknowledgement that a clean heart comes from God. Only from God can we find the cleansing of our hearts. There’s nothing on this earth that can cleanse…
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Good News, Great Joy, For All People
Christmas can be described as “good news.” In the King James version, it is spoken as “good tidings.” According to the Blue Letter Bible, the Greek word used is euangelizō. It means to declare, bring (declare, show) glad (good) tidings, preach (the gospel). Christmas is in deed good news because God has…
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Thank you, Jesus
Besides everything else, I have been thinking about Mothers a day. Today is a day in which we celebrate mothers. I have tried to sum up what being a mother is and I can only think of one word. Actually it is a name: JESUS! I thought about how my…
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Trinity of Experience
This morning I read one of my favorite stories in the Bible. It is the account of God using Rehab to deliver the spies from being captured. God took a known harlot and through a simple act of kindness and the promise of words exchanged, her life and the life…
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Happiness is a Matter of the Heart
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8 Our hearts are the sum all of all human conditions. The human ability to do good or evil starts in our hearts. When we think of purity our minds are drawn to abstinence, sobriety or a clean…
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Happiness is Being a Peacemaker
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9 We live in a world that is not at peace with itself. We live in a world where violence is glorified in the entertainment industry, and crushing your enemies is the law of the land.…
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Happiness is Humility
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 Happiness is meekness. This term is often misunderstood by the world we live in. Dictionary.com defines meek as: quiet and gentle. The bible describes being meek through the exemplary life of Jesus. Meekness can easily be better described…
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Happiness comes through Tears
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 How can happiness be tied to mourning? when i think of mourning I think about mourning a great loss. the death of a family member or friend. Dictionary.com defines mourning as, “the expression of deep sorrow for someone…
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If….. you’re Happy and….
You know what I love most about waking up? I love having a praise and worship song in my head. I love waking up and my heart is already singing praise before I know it. We all know that little song, if your happy and you know it, clap your…
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Miracle Medicine
There’s a human condition called Emotionally Induced Illness. It’s estimated that more than 50% of people are in the hospital because of this condition. The greatest problem is that people won’t admit it. It’s symptoms are tiredness, pain, aches, and a slew of of other conditions. What is the cure?…
It Starts Small 