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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Tuesdays Thoughts ~ Joy = Strength

One of my all time favorite verses is Nehemiah 8:10

The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH.

I was reading that just a few days ago and I decided to think about what that meant in my life right now.

When I am weak
     The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH
When I am grieved
     The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH
When I am discouraged
     The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH
When I am overwhelmed
     The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH
When I am praising Him
     The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH
When I am uncertain about the future
     The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH
When I am missing my girls
     The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH
When I look around at the beautiful fall color
     The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH
When I am a bit down and out
     The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH
When others don't "get me"
     The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH
When I fail over and over again
     The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH

No matter what comes my way -- No matter how uncertain the days ahead may be --

The JOY of the LORD is my STRENGTH

His JOY is constant

His JOY is abundant

His JOY is sufficient

The JOY of the LORD is a well spring of LIFE to me.

He is my JOY

He is my STRENGTH

Are you feeling like you need a JOY boost today?  Are you going through a time of discouragement or difficulty?  The Lord promises to be our JOY in the midst of whatever we are going through.  He is JOY in the good times as well as in the hard times.

Would you leave me a comment today and make your own JOY statement?

When I am . . .
The JOY of the Lord is my STRENGTH

What a blessings that would be to me and to others.  

Live in your JOY today.


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