Have you had your JOY JUICE today? Be intentional about turning up that glass
full this morning and drink in every drop of JOY this day has to offer! Remember that: “This is the day the LORD has
made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Psalm 118:24.
Canadian
author Ann Voskamp encourages us to enjoy our life to the fullest. Sure, we’re going to experience loss and
pain…and it’s certainly okay (even therapeutic) to “lament the losses” as she
so eloquently writes. She reminds her
readers that “poetry” can come from the difficult times---if we allow God to
embrace us with His love and fill us with His wisdom.
Another
nugget of Godly advice this author shares that we should intentionally embrace
a lifestyle of radical gratitude. What
does she mean by radical gratitude? I’m sure I’ve found the best definition in 1 Thessalonians
5:16-18. Look at Paul’s words and tell
me if you agree.
“Be JOYful ALWAYS; pray CONTINUALLY; give thanks in ALL circumstances
for this is God’s will for you in Christ.”
Now, if that’s
not RADICAL, I don’t know what is! We
have to be intentional about making these kinds of choices. No one can MAKE you “rejoice” or “pray” or
“give thanks”. But with God’s strength
and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, we can be RADICALLY changed!
May
your heart be overflowing with so much JOY and GRATITUDE that you spill out
onto everyone in your path!
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