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Joy?
NoviceBeliever:
Thoughts has been plaguing me the last few days...
Are we not to find "Joy" in the things that GOD has provided us in this life? Doesn't GOD want us to learn from everything we experience to come to Him?
NB
mharrell08:
Maze feat. Frankie Beverly:
Joy and pain
Like sunshine and rain
Joy and pain
Like sunshine and rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6DFEOFHl0w
Get down with yo' bad self ,
Marques ;D
daywalker:
James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
This is how we are to live. Of course, we are to find JOY. We should have JOY in knowing that, though we may suffer here in this life, that the road we walk on leads to Salvation and Cleansing and Healing--to Jesus Christ!
Some days it's easy to be joyful and happy, but others it's very hard. But it is the latter days, in which, we learn the most. We don't walk through the valley of beautiful flowers and warm, comforting sunlight... No, we walk through the "valley of the shadow of death" [Psalms 23:4].
Hebrews 12:11: Now no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby
But we have this promise from our LORD:
James 1:12: Blessed is the man [and woman] that endures temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive a crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love Him
May God comfort you,
Daywalker. 8)
aqrinc:
Hi NB,
Here is another witness to Daywalkers post.
Php 4: 3-13 (MKJV)
3 And I also beg you, true yoke-fellow, help those women who labored in the gospel with me and with Clement, and others of my fellow-laborers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, Rejoice!
5 Let your moderation be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
7 And the peace of God which passes all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think on these things.
9 Do those things which you have also learned and received and heard and seen in me. And the God of peace shall be with you.
10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me has flourished again. Although you indeed did think, but you lacked opportunity.
11 Not that I speak according to need, for I have learned to be content in whatever state I am.
12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound. In everything and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
george :).
meee:
--- Quote from: daywalker on June 01, 2009, 10:18:43 AM ---
Some days it's easy to be joyful and happy, but others it's very hard. But it is the latter days, in which, we learn the most. We don't walk through the valley of beautiful flowers and warm, comforting sunlight... No, we walk through the "valley of the shadow of death" [Psalms 23:4].Hebrews 12:11: Now no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby
But we have this promise from our LORD:
James 1:12: Blessed is the man [and woman] that endures temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive a crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love Him
May God comfort you,
Daywalker. 8)
--- End quote ---
Too we have joy, knowing we go through, we don't stay, God brings us through and out of the valley of the shadow of death.
Thanks Daywalker great verses.
hugs,meee
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