tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163092593778837151.post8517944588665951672..comments2024-01-02T03:54:08.975-05:00Comments on Sane, Simple, Sacred: JoyRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163092593778837151.post-27344220662296793942011-12-10T09:39:33.478-05:002011-12-10T09:39:33.478-05:00Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for coming by, and so glad to h...Hi Rebecca,<br />Thanks for coming by, and so glad to hear you know of Paul Tripp, and enjoy his ministry. He is a really profound and enlightening man. He has blessed our lives in so many ways, would love to meet him sometime, and I will.... of course,<br />even if it isn't till we hit glory!! lol<br /><br />It is so true that serving the Lord brings us so much joy, but I do think that sometimes when we see people going thru hard things, it hurts our hearts to watch it, and it seems to snuff out our joy, and sometimes we ourselves are grieving over something or God is doing a painful work in our own hearts and we don't feel that zingy type of joy, but I think inwardly we have a deep abiding joy in our hearts, but one thing that has helped me to have more Joy in the last 5 years is learning to count my blessings, and then it became a more regular discipline when I started blogging and doing Thankful Thursday.<br />It has really helped to transform my life......<br />and I have to say it squares with that verse<br />where it say God inhabits the praises of His people..............<br /><br />Well my friend, hope you are enjoying the Christmas Season, it is like we have to enjoy it all on our own, with others who do too, because this World of ours seems to be so blind to the glory of it all................<br />What Hope, Joy and Peace we have only because of HIM!!<br /><br />Merry Christmas!!<br />Love and Blessings Abundant to you and yours,<br />NellieNellie's Cozy Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619797669030115088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163092593778837151.post-71210663417816814842011-12-09T14:11:22.735-05:002011-12-09T14:11:22.735-05:00"for they joy set before Him"...yes, tha..."for they joy set before Him"...yes, thanks for that reminder. Sometimes Christians are just not being honest when they act like the trials and hardships of this life don't affect them. If Jesus was stressed out enough to sweat drops of blood...in our own humanness we can admit sometimes we don't have our joy totally in place! However, we believe His Word...and we know the best is yet to come! I do have my days where I say COME QUICKLY LORD JESUS!Jacquelyn Stagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051731884653793193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163092593778837151.post-44276237823076735002011-12-09T08:11:22.943-05:002011-12-09T08:11:22.943-05:00So true... so true! May you find your joy in Him ...So true... so true! May you find your joy in Him today Rebecca, and may it overflow to everyone you touch!<br /><br />Blessings, Debbieno spring chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772761727295689298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163092593778837151.post-56265597342542376452011-12-08T22:02:40.514-05:002011-12-08T22:02:40.514-05:00'So love the idea of the "joy yet to come...'So love the idea of the "joy yet to come". I've always felt that I for sure do not have a joyful servant's heart. Maybe that feeling is just storing up for when it's needed most and then will burst forth.<br />Nice post, Rebecca.<br />Love and Prayers,<br />EileenEileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679894230965874631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163092593778837151.post-69154148272489116272011-12-08T12:19:08.514-05:002011-12-08T12:19:08.514-05:00Oh, I agree! Thanks for the encouragement to sniff...Oh, I agree! Thanks for the encouragement to sniff out the joy!Jeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163092593778837151.post-40661609621171864092011-12-08T07:16:10.993-05:002011-12-08T07:16:10.993-05:00HI Rebecca...joy....it's the best....and for m...HI Rebecca...joy....it's the best....and for me it comes from Him. Hope you have a beautiful day out there full of joyNikki (Sarah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13731200601840020130noreply@blogger.com