Happiness based on unchanging divine promises and eternal spiritual realities. It is the sense of well being experienced by one who knows all is well between himself and the Lord. Joy is not the result of favorable circumstances and even occurs when those circumstances are the most painful and severe. Joy is a gift from God and as such, believers are not to manufacture it but to delight in the blessings they already possess.
~John MacArthur
Deep down, the Master has given me confidence that you will not defect. But the one who is upsetting you, whoever he is, will bear the divine judgment.
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Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives. That means we will not compare ourselves with each other as if one of us were better and another worse. We have far more interesting things to do with our lives. Each of us is an original. Gal. 5:25-26 msg
Each of us is an orginal ~ made by the Creator...... you are unique.....
Teena, what a truth: "Joy is a gift from God and as such, believers are not to manufacture it but to delight in the blessings they already possess."
ReplyDeleteYES! I want to delight in the blessings I already possess through Christ!
You ministered to me today! Thank you.
All's grace,
Ann
I believe Judy Garland said, "Don't be a second-rate imitation of someone else, be a first-rate version of yourself." Or something close to that. Thank you for this reminder. A well-spoken reminder that blessed me today. xoxo
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