Day 14 "You Are Joyful"
Joy of Connection
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Good Morning Beauties!
Joy, Joy, Joy!!! Please forgive my tardiness this morning. I was spending glorious time with God and my husband in prayer and special time of connection. Talk about joy! I’m overflowing with it.
Let’s take a look at the perfect example of joy - Jesus. Here is what the Bible says about the subject:
1 “As for us, we have all of these great witnesses who encircle us like clouds. So we must let go of every wound that has pierced us and the sin we so easily fall into. Then we will be able to run life’s marathon race with passion and determination, for the path has been already marked out before us.
2 We look away from the natural realm and we fasten our gaze onto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward into faith’s perfection. His example is this: Because his heart was focused on the joy of knowing that you would be his, he endured the agony of the cross and conquered its humiliation, and now sits exalted at the right hand of the throne of God!”
Hebrews 12:1-2 The Passion Translation
A note from the translations says, “This was the joy of our salvation. He placed before his eyes the bliss we would forever share together with him, which empowered him to go through his agony.”
What empowers you to keep going through the difficult time, the “agony”? Is being together with God at the end of it all for eternity what drives you? What causes you joy? Temporal things are just that…temporary, so I encourage you to look deeper and look to your Creator. The enemy is deceiving you by putting Earthly things before you to bring momentary happiness. Don’t fall for the lie! It was the joy of being with you that kept Jesus moving toward the cross. Selah.
Love and Blessings,
Kendra
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and He helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise Him.”