Have you had your JOY JUICE today? Is that glass half empty or half full? It’ll make the difference in how you face
your day!
Is your example
contagious? People are looking…Whether
it’s a friend or colleague, a child or an adult, a family member or simply an
acquaintance. YOU make a difference in someone’s life!
To be a
positive, joyfully contagious example, we all need to look into the Word of God. The
Bible provides us with a wealth of guidance in the form of Godly principles.
For
example: Paul tells us in 1 Thess. 5:16-18 to: “Rejoice always, pray without
ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in
Christ Jesus for you.” Joy!
Gratitude! Prayer! Those three are always linked! (Lydia Brownback in JOY, A Godly Woman’s Adornment.) "Joy
springs from a heart of gratitude and prayer."
"The opposite is also true; pessimism
and grumbling are linked to depression.
We can choose to see our glass half-empty and complain about our
lives….and the price we pay is our joy and peace. On the other hand, we can
choose to rejoice and give thanks no
matter what. When we do this we are saying, “Not my will, God, but yours be
done.” We’ll find our glass not just
half full, but overflowing with JOY in the Lord!
Let’s
fill our JOY JUICE glass as full as possible today by following the contagious
example of Jesus!
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