1 Peter 1:8 (NLT)
8 You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.
Iris from Grace Alone gave us the theme of "JOY" for this THANKFUL THURSDAY and made us reflect on the quote she heard from J.Piper..”Happiness is depended on our circumstances; joy is in our bones” She stated that " Pure Joy comes from God " I so agree with this!When i vision God in relationship with me i can't get over HIS LOVE towards me towards His creation.......He thought of me ...when He send His son Jesus Christ to earth to make a way possible back to Him.......
He knew me since my mothers womb.....He knows me in and out wants the best from me.....His LOVE is an forgiving never giving up on me Love.......When i meditate and think about it i can't help and feel an Joy growing in the deepest deeps of my soul......It gives Strenght and power in every situation of my Life no matter i am on a mountain top or in a valley or walking on even ground.......HIS LOVE is always there...so pure JOY is always there......and without even knowing sometimes it is contagious...I was caught by THE PURE JOY OF GOD...His Love catched my soul i realized when....
I came across a quote from Mother Teresa who said it so right..." It is a net of Love by which you can catch souls!"
So let's spread the JOY that He put in us by His Love towards us and catching other souls for Him......
Thank You father for the PURE JOY i received from You this week : When i said "GOOD BYE TILL NEXT WEEK" to the kids when they departed for there week camp and trusted on Your protection of them.
For the strenght you gave me to be Joyful when i work with elderly with dementia in the nursing home.
For your healing of my body fighting an up-coming cold or flu or being around again in the "germfull invironment of the nursing home after 3 weeks of summerholiday.
To see my birthday last tuesday andfor my hubby who spoiled me terribly I'm so thankful Father and feel so blessed!
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