Joy to your heart

Monday, January 30

Happy Monday! Today as I was getting ready for work, I was thinking about JOY. In times of pain, it is hard to set our hearts in a rhythm of joyfulness. And of course my friend Henri decided to give me some encouragement on the issues of JOY (see below). May you and I be encouraged today to let JOY flow from hard circumstances. It's not in our nature...so let's pray that God's power and spirit will move in great ways to allow us to taste his overflowing joy in our lives:)
Thanks Henri for this lovely reminder....

Choosing Joy
Joy is what makes life worth living, but for many joy seems hard to find. They complain that their lives are sorrowful and depressing. What then brings the joy we so much desire? Are some people just lucky, while others have run out of luck? Strange as it may sound, we can choose joy. Two people can be part of the same event, but one may choose to live it quite differently than the other. One may choose to trust that what happened, painful as it may be, holds a promise. The other may choose despair and be destroyed by it.

What makes us human is precisely this freedom of choice.

Also...Happy birthday to my dear sweet friend Rachel, who is a JOY to be around! I love this girl...(and Happy late birthday to my other sweet JOY Michelle). I love both you girls SO much!
{Meesh, Rach and I all giving our best "come hither" faces....I think mine is an epic fail!}


6 comments :

  1. have we talked about how i get the daily henri nouwen emails as well? haha, too much in common. love :)

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  2. Love Henri's words. I always try to find joy in any circumstance. When others around me fail to find the joy, it usually puts a damper on my day though. It is easier to complain and grumble and be miserable, but there is no fun in that!

    Just stumbled on your blog. I like it! :)

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    1. Brandy:) So true about learning to choose JOY in the midst of negativity...let's hope God can keep teaching us:) Thanks for saying hi!! Love Katie

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  3. So beautifully said! Joy is such a powerful word and I love how you embraced it here.

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    1. Thanks so much! It is such a beautiful concept, especially when lived out! Thanks for stopping by to say hi!

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  4. Found you though Amanda's blog...you are such an encouragement today :)

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I LOVE hearing from you friend:) Your comment will make my day!