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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Joy Helps One to Stay Young at Heart!


            Have you had your Joy Juice today?  Soak in God’s love & joy so that you will be able to share it with others.

            Benjamin Franklin is quoted to have said: “Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.”  There is a lot of truth in that statement.  People who generously love, genuinely care and continually pour out God’s compassion are “rich” in so many ways. Not by the world’s standard. Not by measure of their bank accounts. Not rich by any type of material possessions or successful career. They are rich because of the relationships they have with others…and that keeps the heart joyful and “young”.

 “LOVE” is the first fruit of the Spirit mentioned on the list in Galatians (5:22-23). And “JOY” is holding hands with it!

How can love and joy keep us “young at heart”?  They serve together to keep us focused on the good things, our abundant blessings and help us to think of others more than ourselves.  The passage in 1 Corinthians 13 never grows old:

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”

Keep loving, continue to share the joy of Jesus and stay young at heart!   

           

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