Sentences with phrase «me joy instead»

He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, [a] 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion — to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.

I recently told an Episcopal priest whom I was leading in spiritual direction that until he used the motivation of joy instead of guilt, he would never be able to stop smoking.

He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion — to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.

I invented this approach around Violet's first birthday and it was such a wonderful way to prioritize and do things based on joy instead of «shoulds.»

I choose joy instead!»

By the time you finish, you will understand how parents feel a sense of joy instead of hassle as they use it.

But if you choose to dwell within an energy of joy instead, you will become super attractive.

It's sad how quickly we surrender our own joy because we see someone else doing something different and we want their joy instead.

In the sublime final moments of The Darjeeling Limited, the brothers stop fighting the passage of time and learn to revel in the moment, yearning for the palpable substance of everyday joys instead of faking them to sustain the status quo.

It's thanks to Hawkins that we see her as defined by joy instead of pain.

So there we have it: while not without some caveats, most of the critics are saying that It is worth your while and is deliciously scary for those of you who have the ability to watch horror movies with joy instead of the cringing terror that afflicts me.

Let readers come to you willingly and they'll bring you joy instead of heartache.

At one point, Matthew was trying to get his words out, but he was laughing so hard that the request was broken up by his joy instead of his frustration.

Blow smoke in their faces; influence them with wafts of pure putrified joy instead of old - fashioned reasoning!

Not exact matches

Instead, it's roughly similar to what happens in the body when we experience joy or courage.

Instead, he discovered that managing a well - oiled machine over time — not fixing it — brought him joy and peak performance.

Instead, find moments of joy in your process, whether it's team rituals, personal growth moments, or inspirational outings.

Instead, it's the joy they find in their pursuits.

Wanting to spread joy and pleasure, instead of always looking for someone to persecute.

Going to confession for the first time in a long while and trying to bring more joy into the house instead of worrying so much.

It's almost like we looked around and said, «Well, marriage is really difficult, and a lot of folks never experience intimacy, joy or happiness in their marriages, so let's just tell them marriage is supposed to make them holy instead.»

And then that moment of birth being one of complete relief and release and joy, yes absolutely, but instead of popping champagne corks or bursting into laughter, I cried from the core of myself — like some ancient writer said, I lifted up my voice and I wept, because she was finally here and we were alive and we were safe and I felt held by the God - with - us; it was the most human and most sacred thing I'd ever done in my life, it felt like a glimpse of Incarnation.

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.

of how you saw the face of God in the midst of fear or pain or joy and understood, really understood, Mary, not kneeling chastely beside a clean manger refraining from touching her babe, just moments after birth but instead, sore and exhilarated, weary and pressing a sleepy, wrinkled newborn to her breasts, treasuring every moment in her heart, marvelling not only at his very presence but at her own strength, how surrender and letting go is true work, tucking every sight and smell and smack of his lips into her own marrow.

I wanted uncomplicated pure joy, but instead I have spent this pregnancy grappling with faith and what it means to trust God, then with the realities of change coming our way, even with my own limitations.

Instead, he added an instrumental coda, including two more instruments in the ensemble, almost as if (as Gardiner says) Bach felt «the singer's words were inadequate to express the full joy at the coming of the Holy Spirit.»

When I read this, about 15 years ago, I was stunned that God wanted His people to use the tithe to celebrate with our families and to help the less financially «properous» people (instead of judging them) I had such mixed feelings, of freedom and joy in God but also a kind of betrayal from what has been taught, almost to scare us.

If our Christmas celebrations are to be more meaningful and filled with festive joy, Christ must become the forethought of everything we do instead of an afterthought.

Instead of knocking our socks off with the surprise of the father improbably hiking up his skirts and dashing down the road shouting for joy and calling for «A robe!

Instead, if he does not flinch from it, but rather continues to love, his capacity for love increases, and his suffering can be accompanied by a deeper peace and joy.

Instead, where the question lies is the source of those light and ephemeral joys.

When the Christian message is (falsely) understood as a harbinger of intolerance, instead of as a message of hope and joy, then it will continue to falter and face marginalization.

This is not a job for someone else to do, it is sacred because it's my life and it's their life and they will remember there was joy here in this family instead of muttering resentment and eye rolling on the kitchen floor after breakfast.

It is a thousand miles away from joy: it deadens, instead of sharpening the intellect; and it excites no affection between those who practice it.»

You know the type: all justice, no joy; all the love in the world for the poor and downtrodden, but very little sympathy for friends who order Coke instead of fair trade organic soya - soda at the bar.

Instead of the four divisions of Shed that we met earlier in Enoch, Sheol is now regarded (though not always consistently) as the place of eternal torment, and the spirits of the righteous enter with joy into a spiritual heaven.

You try to make the point that imagining heaven and angels and joy and happiness is a better choice than accepting the world we have and working hard to improve it without divine aid instead of taking the lazy mans way out which is to wait for God to clean it all up.

«I felt like I was carrying a dark and tragic secret — instead of the anticipation of the joy of life, I was carrying death within me.

I've come to believe that in the very midst of the burning dumpster fire of the Not - Yet the practice of cultivating joy and happiness, noticing the good and the beautiful and the true and the pure isn't an act of betrayal of our solidarity but instead a very real act of prophesy and invitation to the Soon - Coming - And - Right - Now - Already of the Kingdom of God.

I am instead, slowly but surely, learning to view that journey — of struggling, failure, repentance, restoration, renewal in joy, and persevering, agonized obedience — as what it looks like for the Holy Spirit to be transforming me on the basis of Christ's cross and his Easter morning triumph over death.

Instead, I do it now so that the wonderful moments of joy I do find are not in order to forget, but to inhabit and enjoy for their own sake.

Even if I learned that God really doesn't exist, I would still want to follow the basic principles of trying to live as a Christian because of the joy my actions bring to myself and others by always trying to put others first instead of being selfish and / or dishonest to get what I want like so many people who have no faith choose to do,

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.

So, they choose «life is a bitch,» instead of the freedom of forgiveness, peace and joy in Christ.

Being pressed to serve did not tarnish our motivation, but instead resulted in more of us knowing the joy of service.

Salvation isn't some insurance policy that kicks in after death; it's the ongoing, daily work of Jesus, who loosens the chains of anger, greed, materialism, and hate around our feet and teaches us to walk in love, joy, and peace instead.

Instead, let's try living in such a way that faith is something they choose with joy because their hearts are touched and they are moved to reciprocate with the giver.

The Bible teaches us that Jesus not does not want Wall Street investors getting rich through the suffering of others (a / k / a drug company stocks)-- how many people suffer physically or even die from drugs that should have never been approved for use — but instead are dispensed — to the joy of investors — only to have patients suffer as a result.

Instead of criticizing those who understand the joys of fasting and prayer, why don't you try it out sometime for yourself?

He did not remember the moment as one of scholarly insight; instead, he reported that «immediately I felt a marvelous comfort and quietness insomuch that my bruised bones leaped for joy.»