All these articles about decluttering your home and only keeping items that bring
you joy have given me craft - hoarding guilt.
Happy New Year — «I would just like to express how much
joy you have given me, and wish for your joy and happiness in return.
What
a joy he has given our life.
We started this project because we love Nintendo and
the joy they have given us throughout the years.
Not exact matches
And I find that one of the greatest
joys I
have is sharing what I
've learned as a way to
give back to the people who are either starting out in the industry, or are sort of at a point in their careers where they're looking for some sage counsel and advice,» he told me.
Moving forward, I
have the dream job of any company founder — retaining the parts of my job that
give me the most
joy, and letting go of the rest.
The product you're
giving your guest is one of
joy and euphoria through an experience they
've never
had before.
I
'd learned the
joy of
giving and to this day I consider contribution to be one of the six most important things every person needs.
«There's nothing like the
joy of
giving employment and opening your doors wherever you are,» said Steven who
has moved his company around many times.
And they share their belief that if you want real wealth in your life, you
have to cultivate
joy, surround yourself with people that make you better, and always find a way to
give back.
Journaling about work
has given me the focus to identify my strengths and the activities that bring me the greatest
joy.
Hearken back to when you were young and learning to ride a bike; if you
had given in to defeat after the first fall, you
'd never
have known the
joys of bike riding.
I
had almost
given up, when I stumbled across this video, which is less than 10 minutes long and answered all my questions so perfectly that I nearly jumped for
joy — it's definitely worth a watch.
But how can those of us who love life fight against in - vitro fertilization clinics when those clinics
give infertile couples (and those who
have great difficulty getting pregnant) the
joy of being able to
have children?
I do this not by keeping the carpet vacuumed, the clothes ironed, and the baby on her nap schedule» although I
'd prefer to do those things, too» but by radiating love,
joy, and gratitude, particularly to my husband, who
would give us everything if he could but who is limited right now to
giving us countless uncomplaining diaper changes, lots of playtime in the backyard, and a delicious nightly menu of grilled meats.
My advice is to ask forgiveness for trusting in what is useless and to pray for God to
give you the love for others that
would move you to sell all you
have to
give your money to the poor, not with reluctance or motivated by guilt, but with
joy.
I
would like to discuss with you about the absolute truths of Bible but first you must
give me your book where you find absolute truth, complete and total satisfaction in the areas of love, peace, and
joy that starts here and goes beyond the grave.
As for those who grieve over Zion, God
has sent me to
give them a beautiful crown in exchange for ashes, To anoint them with gladness instead of sorrow, to wrap them in victory,
joy, and praise instead of depression and sadness.
They
have given their whole hearts to helping parents raise wholehearted children for Christ with faith, grace, love, and
joy.
In the Pope's words concluding the speech
given in December, «The Church's missionary spirit is nothing other than the drive to share the
joy that
has been
given to us.
No - there are different types of love, and they all
have their own proper way of being manifested through our sexuality, which
gives joy to the ones who receive it, and fulfilment to the one
giving it.
That's the absolutely CRAPPY thing about being selfless — you can utterly kill off the self by
giving everything, in order to allow others to
have it better or to share in the
joy.
In my selfishness, I thought it was just between me and God.It took the situation with Alicia to wake me up to the fact that when we're not closely listening for the voice of God, we don't just miss out on the peace and
joy we experience from a deeper relationship with the Lord; we don't just miss an opportunity to
give honor and glory to the One who most deserves it; we don't just miss out on answered prayers God may
have had in store for us — sometimes we miss the opportunity to answer someone else's prayer.»
Blessed are you, O Lord, who nourish me from my youth and who
give food to all flesh, fill our hearts with
joy and gladness, that
having always what is sufficient for us, we may use what is over for every good work, in Christ Jesus our Lord, through whom glory, honor and worship be to you for ever.
aaaaaan then by historical account, after the disciples left their homes,
gave all they
had and hung out with poor people «to keep their good economic standing,» cried in
joy from beatings because they could serve Christ and not the world, and all of the twelve but one were beaten thoroughly and executed, becuase the one who lived was placed in boiling oil and
WOULD NOT DIE in front of thousands of viewers... «tooooo keep their «good economic standing?»»
He found the place at which transformation occurs: «There within, where I
had grown angry with myself, there in the inner chamber where I was pierced with sorrow... and hoping in you I began to
give my mind to my new life, there you
had begun to make me feel your sweetness and
had given me
joy in my heart.»
Heb 13:17 Obey them that
have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must
give account, that they may do it with
joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
It
would seem strange that a person could pen such powerful words of love and faithfulness to God in the wake of such a tragedy, but when a person accepts Christ's gift of salvation they are
given a
joy and peace that can not be described!
(google pascals wager) A true christian job / duty on this earth is NOT to FORCE his / her religion / beliefs on anyone else... as Paul said «You must be able to
give an explanation for the
JOY you
have and the HOPE You
have, and the FAITH you
have to others» the rest is up to God the Holy Ghost and the person you are talking to, to believe, or not..
We
would find it impossible to endure suffering and failure with patience and
joy except that Christ
has given us by his words, his glorious resurrection, and the gift of the Holy Spirit a sure hope that he will never abandon his disciples.
They alone commend goodness to the world, for most people choose goodness, if they choose it at all, for the same reason that Tolstoy became a Christian: «I saw around me people who,
having this faith, derived from it an idea of life that
gave them strength to live and strength to die in peace and in
joy.»
Enjoy what God
has given and share it also with those around us; it is truly infectious and will be a greater witness to Christ if we engage in these with
JOY!
In my own ministry I
have talked with a number of thoughtful people — mainly young people — who accept belief in God as
giving meaning and
joy and hope to this life but reject, or are at best highly doubtful about, any concept of personal resurrection or immortality.
It's in faithfulness that we parent our children, that we build our marriages with love, that we serve the people whom God
has given to us, that we show up in our communities with
joy and service.
Paul wanted the Corinthians to know about the grace that God
had given to the Macedonian churches, about how their overflowing
joy and extreme poverty
had welled up in rich generosity.
11 May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with
joy, 12
giving thanks to the Father, who
has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
The courageous Archbishop who celebrated Mass in the open air was the one who finally blessed the great new church — on a day of great
joy and pouring rain with vast crowds attending — and who
would later
give that courage to the wider Church on his election to the Papacy as John Paul II.
You are probably the type that
gives your children (god willing you
had any) no hope or dreams, no gifts, no
joy, and likely, no love.
I guess I
would say, I
have know much pain in my life & Jesus
has been the ONLY One to
give me peace & that sense of deep
joy — I just feel it deep inside.
And then, then, we see that the struggle, the very thing we
had been trying to avoid, is the very thing that sets us free,
gives us life, helps us heal, restores our
joy.
Believers
give thanks for and take
joy in what God
has done for us through Christ; they are called to love not in some vague and general way, but to love God and their neighbor.
It is entirely motivated by His love and the invitation that He
has given me to enter into relationship and be a part of his Kingdom come to the earth now and even for eternity — one of wholeness, justice, mercy, healing, love, peace,
joy, gentleness and faithfulness etc..
It's a bone - deep
joy in knowing He is enough and the work he
has given me right now is enough and I am enough for us all.
Give generously with
joy to your local food pantries, homeless shelters and widows as a family member of the Ekklesia and as the Spirit of God
would lead you.
But it is hard to see how a man who
has been
given a mandate from on High to spread tidings of
joy to all mankind can be seriously interested in taking up a collection to pay his salary; it causes one to suspect that the shaman is on the moral level of any other con man.
They asked, in words that
have become celebrated in Christian history, that they might be enabled to
give «love where there was hatred, pardon where there was injury,
joy where there was sadness, light where there was darkness»; that they might seek «not so much to be consoled as to console, not so much to be understood as to understand; not so much to be loved as to love.»
Now, the question is... who are we being brainwashed by???? I
'd rather be brainwashed by someone who
gives me
joy, freedom and hope for eternity.
Instead when a person marries... he takes his sexual desire, and he does the same thing with it that we must all do with all our physical desires if we
would make them means of worship — 1) he brings it into conformity to God's word; 2) he subordinates it to a higher pattern of love and care; 3) he transposes the music of physical pleasure into the music of spiritual worship, 4) he listens for the echoes of God's goodness in every nerve; 5) he seeks to double his pleasure by making her
joy his
joy; and 6) he
gives thanks to God from the bottom of his heart because he knows and he feels that he never deserved one minute of this pleasure.
It's like this: Many people don't
have joy and peace that comes from Christ because they WILL NOT LET HIM
give it to them.
By refusing to tithe generously and joyfully (this is the instruction of 2 Corinthians 8 - 9), you are losing the
joy of worshiping God, and refusing to
give back to God some of what he
has given to you.