Live Your Faith, Have More Fun, & Be Happy Now
Sadly, many people would not describe Christians as being fun. What can you and I do to live our faith and still have more fun to show people the blessing of knowing, loving, and trusting Jesus?
Sadly, many people would not describe Christians as being fun. What can you and I do to live our faith and still have more fun to show people the blessing of knowing, loving, and trusting Jesus?
There’s an old Sweedish Proverb that goes like this… “Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.” Joy is not the same as happiness. True Biblical joy is a gift of God, through faith in Jesus. It bubbles up inside of us and overflows to everyone around us. And that’s how…
It’s the Season of Joy! Paul wrote: Always be joyful. 1 Thessalonians 5:16 Really? Always? We want to bubble over with joy . . . but there seem to be so many things working to suck the joy right out of us. We’re trying to accomplish too much in too little time. Children are hyper…
How would your friends and family describe you? Are you a positive person? How would people on social media describe you? Are you positive there, too? It’s not easy but I typically try to choose words that are loving, kind, and encouraging . . . even when it feels like I’m swimming against the current. I’ve…
I can remember sitting in our Sunday Morning Bible Class and hearing a friend say… “When life gets hard and troubles start piling up, I start to get excited because I know the Lord is about to show Himself. He is going to be there for me in an extraordinary way.” Wow! Please don’t tell…
Don’t you just love it when a friend calls or writes just to spread a little joy and gratitude over your life! Paul’s letter to the Philippians is often called the “Joy Letter.” It’s one of the reasons, Philippians is one of my favorite books in the Bible . . . joy is the theme…
It’s been a hard year for so many of us. Our list of reasons to be unsettled and unhappy seem to linger week after week after week. Isolation and loneliness are simply not what God intended for us and for some reason it feels even harder at Christmastime when we typically look forward to our…
I want to live one day at a time! Really, I do! Jesus said, “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries.” Matthew 6:34 He also said, “I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!” John 15:11 I want that too! The overflowing joy of remaining…
A photo, a smell, a melody . . . can trigger a memory and emotion. I’m an emotional Sanguine. So, my memories always come with an attached emotion. If fact, when Rev asks me if I remember an occasion, event, or travel experience my usual response is, “I don’t know, did I cry.” Happy tears….