Today is Thursday, February 26th, 2015; Karen's Korner #3014

Today's Karen's Korner is penned by Anne Graham Lotz and is title "Joy in Jesus!"

"Joy" is one of those possessions given as a gift to us a Christians; the list is long (like the gift of eternal life). It has nothing to do with how we 'feel'; it is just 'packed in'....like all the others. So when the day comes when we don't feel 'joyful', remind yourself (and tell God), "Thank You for the gift of JOY!":


JOY IN JESUS!

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

~ Romans 15:13 NKJV

"Joy is supremely different than happiness. Happiness, which is an American's inalienable right to pursue, seems to depend more on circumstances or things or people or feelings. Joy is independent of everything except our relationship with God. Someone has defined joy as peace dancing! And Jesus, with eyes that must have sparkled in anticipation of the blessing that His beloved friends were going to receive, explained, 'I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.' (John 15:11, NIV).

"One of the hallmarks of those who are immersed in a love relationship with Jesus and His Father, which they express through abiding obedience, is joy! Joy in Jesus! Joy in living our lives for Him! Joy is abiding....and obeying! Joy that is complete, with nothing that needs to be added to make it more so."

~ Anne Graham Lotz

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