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'Dear children, let us not love with words or spee

'Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. '

1 John 3:18

Past performance is not indicative of future resul

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

I want to be one of those Christian women – I be

I want to be one of those Christian women – I bet you know one – who seems joyful all of the time. Not the ones that fake being happy so people will think they are doing fine, but the ones that are truly at peace no matter what is going on in their lives. I’m not one of them yet but I want to be.

There is a difference between being happy and being full of the joy of the Lord. Happiness depends on circumstances. It’s based on feelings. It’s easy to be happy when things are going well, but when my life doesn’t measure up to my current expectations, I’m not usually very happy about it.

What I want is real joy. It’s not an emotion that has to be stirred up at a pep rally type of worship service. And I don’t want to have to grit my teeth and say to myself (and others) “My life stinks right now but I’m choosing JOY by golly”.

The authentic joy that is found in Christ is unwavering hope and peace regardless of circumstances. So how can I learn to be joyful regardless of my situation?

PRESENCE
I experience true joy when I spend time in God’s presence. The more time I spend in quiet aloneness with God, reading the Bible and sharing my struggles and sorrows with Him, the more joy I will have.

‘You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.’ Psalm 16:11 NIV

FOCUS
My joy is made full when I sense God is with me and let Him fill me with His joy. God’s joy can be fully mine when my focus is on Him instead of myself and my situation.

‘These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full. ‘ John 15:11 NASB

RELATIONSHIP
Don’t allow anything to come between you and your relationship with God. David was weighed down with sorrow and regret for his sins, but he confessed to God and prayed for his relationship with the Lord to be restored and his joy to return.

‘Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. ‘Psalm 51:12

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Do you struggle with your thoughts sometimes? Do y

Do you struggle with your thoughts sometimes? Do you mentally criticize or ridicule yourself? The enemy loves placing negative, hurtful words in our minds. Scripture says that Satan is the father of lies and there is no truth in him (John 8:44). We need to replace the lies of the devil with the truth of God’s Word by renewing our mind. Here are some steps we can take to begin to speaking truth over our lives.

Identify The Lie
God never uses shame as a motivational tool. So if you have a thought that causes you to feel shameful, it’s from the enemy and needs to go. “I’m so stupid/ugly/fat/ no one would want to be around me.” These types of thoughts are so obvious that it’s easy to identify them. Some thoughts are harder to identify – “what I do isn’t important”, “God is too busy to care about me”, “I’ve done too many bad things for God to forgive me”, “I’ll never be able to change”.

Know The Truth
We can’t combat the lies without the weapons of truth that God has given us. Everything we need for living a godly life is in His Word (2 Peter 1:3). There are many Bible apps that you can download if you don’t have a Bible.

Replace The Lie With The Truth
Once you know what God’s Word says, the next time you catch yourself thinking something that is a lie from the enemy, replace it with the truth. Speak the truth out loud, over your life. Memorize verses that address the most common lies you tell yourself. Pretty soon those thoughts will disappear.

Lie: God is too busy to care about me
Truth: 1 Peter 5:7 NIV

Lie: I’ve done too many bad things for God to forgive me
Truth: 1 John 1:9 NIV

Lie: I can’t do anything right. It’s too hard.
Truth: Philippians 4:13

Lie: What I do isn’t important.
Truth: Colossians 3:23-24

Lie: I’m a mess.
Truth: Ephesians 2:10

Lie: I can’t help it. This is just the way I am.
Truth: Romans 6:6

Lie: God doesn’t care about my pain.
Truth: Psalms 34:18

Lie: God doesn’t hear my prayers.
Truth: Psalms 116:1 NASB2020

Lie: I’m not enough.
Truth: 1 Corinthians 6:11

Two important verses to remember:
2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV
Romans 12:2 NIV

We're all broken. What are you going to let God do

We're all broken.
What are you going to let God do with the pieces?

For the world offers only a craving for physical p

For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father but are from this world.

Circumstances plus negative assumptions lead to fa

Circumstances plus negative assumptions lead to faulty conclusions. Lisa Whittle

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