40 MORE DAYS OF JOY - 20
Dr Jim Brown's TruNorth Devotional
40 MORE Days of Happiness and Joy
Day 20 | CHOOSE JOY!
40 MORE Days of Happiness and Joy
Day 20 | CHOOSE JOY!
CHOOSE JOY!
Psalm 32:11
“Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!”
Years ago, when I took driver's ed in high school, I remember the teacher showing us a short movie. It showed a teenage girl learning to drive with her driver's instructor in the passenger seat. A car comes out from the side street unexpectedly, and the girl goes crazy, angry at the driver who came out from the side street without looking. The instructor calmed her down and said, "You know, you could choose to get angry like that or not. That driver was wrong, but you are in charge of you."
Have you considered that being JOYFUL is a choice you get to make daily? You can choose to “REJOICE,” “be GLAD in the Lord,” “SHOUT for JOY” or… not. Just like the girl in the story, just like you in your life, you need NOT let circumstances (or crazy drivers) extinguish your JOY and GLADNESS.
So, let's assume you agree with me and my proposition here, what can YOU do about it, say tomorrow, after you wake up? Do you have any strategy to “be glad in the LORD and rejoice”?
Let me suggest the obvious: start your day with the LORD. Read or listen to my devotionals (or any Bible-based one) and tell the Lord how thankful you are for ALL He has done for you; and then ask Him for help in living your life that day, with an overarching attitude of joy, thanksgiving, and gladness.
Prayer: LORD, help me to be FULL of your joy every day. Amen.
Psalm 32:11
“Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!”
Years ago, when I took driver's ed in high school, I remember the teacher showing us a short movie. It showed a teenage girl learning to drive with her driver's instructor in the passenger seat. A car comes out from the side street unexpectedly, and the girl goes crazy, angry at the driver who came out from the side street without looking. The instructor calmed her down and said, "You know, you could choose to get angry like that or not. That driver was wrong, but you are in charge of you."
Have you considered that being JOYFUL is a choice you get to make daily? You can choose to “REJOICE,” “be GLAD in the Lord,” “SHOUT for JOY” or… not. Just like the girl in the story, just like you in your life, you need NOT let circumstances (or crazy drivers) extinguish your JOY and GLADNESS.
So, let's assume you agree with me and my proposition here, what can YOU do about it, say tomorrow, after you wake up? Do you have any strategy to “be glad in the LORD and rejoice”?
Let me suggest the obvious: start your day with the LORD. Read or listen to my devotionals (or any Bible-based one) and tell the Lord how thankful you are for ALL He has done for you; and then ask Him for help in living your life that day, with an overarching attitude of joy, thanksgiving, and gladness.
Prayer: LORD, help me to be FULL of your joy every day. Amen.
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