Have you
had your Joy Juice today? Be intentional
about drinking in every drop of JOY this day has to offer! Remember: “This is the day the LORD has
made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Psalm 118:24.
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 is that we should intentionally
embrace a lifestyle of radical gratitude. I’m thinking the explanation for radical
gratitude can be found in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. Listen to Paul’s words….
“Be JOYful always; pray CONTINUALLY; give thanks in ALL circumstances
for this is God’s will for you in Christ.”
That’s mighty RADICAL!
We need to be intentional about making
these kinds of choices. No one can MAKE us
“rejoice” or “pray” or “give thanks” ALWAYS.
But with God’s strength and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ,
we can be RADICALLY changed!
May
our hearts overflow with JOY and RADICAL GRATITUDE!
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