Monday, July 9, 2012

WHAT I NEED FOR JOY

"…for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” (Nehemiah 8:10b)

Author Paul Thigpen defines joy as "the sense of delight that arises within us in the presence of someone or something we love." He goes on to say, "Joy depends not on our acquisition of something, but rather on our encounter with something." I'd say Someone -- a Someone who renews us every day.

To be more joyful, I need to drink in God's presence. When I spend more time in his Word, He reveals more of what I need for joy. 

-- Carole Mayhall in Today's Christian Woman, March/April 1998

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