Have you had your Joy Juice
today? Do we always set a positive,
joyful example!?
Yikes! When we realize that we are a role model for
someone, we have to stop and examine our words and our actions. People are watching…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 need look into the Word of God. The
Bible provides us with a wealth of guidance in the form of Godly principles.
One such
example is in 1 Thess. 5:16-18 where Paul tells us to: “Rejoice always, pray without
ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in
Christ Jesus for you.” In that
short passage we find: Joy!
Gratitude! And Prayer! Those three are always linked!.) Joy
springs from a heart of gratitude and prayer. (Lydia Brownback, page 82 in JOY, A Godly Woman’s Adornment
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 our hearts 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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