Sentences with phrase «rather than a joy»

Israel had failed to abide by the conditions of the Sinai covenant, and now the promised «Day of Yahweh» would spell doom rather than joy.

You have to be able to laugh at yourself in the kitchen, else you will find cooking to be a chore rather than a joy.

This is a notion markedly absent in the boot - camp model of so many of the city's charter schools, where learning can too easily be divorced from pleasure, and fear rather than joy is the operative motivator.

The worst ones, she went on, «were the ones who seemed to be on automatic pilot, teaching out of a sense of duty rather than joy, and...

But a common thread among those who leave the teaching profession is they feel disrespected and find that teaching has become a burden rather than a joy.

My personal experience of Visual Novels has been very hit and miss and perhaps due to translation issues I normally find them a curiousity rather than a joy to experience.

I instantly fell into an abyss rather than joy by the new finding.

Stress and niggling resentment are to be found in that scenario, rather than joy and contentment.

Not exact matches

I choose to live life to the fullest through joy of discovering His «art» like fractals, birth, consciousness, seasons, animals, the «mighty deep» thanks to a Creator rather than accidental and inconsequential life, while hanging in the perfect orbit between burning up and freezing, complete with the earth's own washing machine, the ocean, which cycles on accidental moon power.

â $ œDonâ $ ™ t let others spoil your faith and joy with their philosophy, wrong and shallow answers based on manâ $ ™ s thoughts and ideas rather than what Christ has taughtâ $ (Col. 2:8)

Rather than a means of removing suffering, prayer (and today I would add, meditation) seems to me to be a practice which can assist in navigating the inevitable challenges and sorrows of our lives, and act as a vehicle for thoughtfully reflecting on the joys and goodness we experience in an attitude of thankfulness.

It is written that God would rather have lost one of His sheep and found it again, then to never have lost Him at all, Meaning It is very easy in this world now more than ever to lose sight of God and your faith, we all sin even the most devote christian, But coming back to our faith and our christian ways after losing it is something that brings God joy..

I guess that C.S. Lewis — here at least — spoke of pleasure rather than of Christian happiness which, of course, can not be found in any outwardly oriented religion if we are not indwelt by the Holy Spirit who gives us love, joy, peace, and much more (Gal 5:22 - 23).

While this certainly brought him comfort «he had chosen to stay in his room rather than die in the hospital «it also brought comfort, joy, and faith to those of us in the piazza.

A disembodied Word expressed in creedal statements, which were constructed to defend orthodoxy against heresy rather than proclaim the faith, will not communicate the joy and redemptive power of the gospel.

And, the more we try to control the more likely we are to live in complete rebellion to the one who is in control, who has all things in His hands and who constantly calls us to surrender to Him so that we can experience the joy of living under HIS Sovereignty rather than having to constantly discover that we have none of our own!

Nehemiah's call to festivity assumes that holiness is better associated with joy than solemnity, with happiness rather than zloom.

He knew Christian existence, therefore, as joy rather than as burden.

I've found this to lead to life fulfilling joy rather than the life draining pseudo-joy of deferred hope making the heart sick.

It accuses the deliberate egoism of an economy... in which each is the enemy of the other, because his advantage is conditioned by the disadvantage or ruin of the other, and it demands an economy of solidarity of all, and of joy in work rather than in profit.

The joy, the inspired enthusiasm, with which the first Christians proclaimed the Incarnation of Christ and the tidings of great joy that it held for all the peoples is known to us as a matter of history, but it has become a fact of past history rather than modern history.

Anthropomorphism is indigenous to a faith which views God in terms of historical actions and relationships rather than in terms of natural power or impersonal being... [To Yahweh] are ascribed the characteristics of personality: wisdom, will, purpose, love, anger, anguish, patience, hatred, jealousy, joy, etc. 10

Believers threaten non-believers with hell (rather than celebrating the joy that comes from a Christian life).

Rather than a prism, you are more like a black hole - sucking peace and joy from life.

May you all experience the love and joy of Jesus Christ almighty rather than his judgment.

When poverty is chosen, when it is a voluntary status, undertaken for some moral or religious end, it is often a state of joy rather than of suffering, as in the case of Thoreau at Walden, the Peace Corps worker, or the inhabitant of a rural commune.

When you live your life under the authority of the Holy Spirit rather than your own, joy is one of the natural outcomes.

I think self - acceptance rather than dying to self helps us focus on others more and more and receive the joy that comes with that.

As Catholics, we know instinctively that maternal mortality is a tragedy and that abortion is not the answer, but I believe that we are under an obligation to turn that knowledge into action and offer hope to mothers around the world who face the prospect of giving birth in fear and trembling rather than with joy.

1 COR 6:19 To me relates to this issue of masturbation is that our bodies are not our own but were bought at a price therefore we honor God with our bodies.We submit our fleshly desires to him rather than gratify the lusts of the flesh he has given us marriage as the proper place to enjoy sexual desires they are natural and bring joy and fulfillment within marriage.

Rather they preferred to be with fellow rebels here on Earth, and suffer, than to experience the joy of loving and serving God.

In the letter where, above all others, Paul emphasized faith rather than works and the Spirit rather than the Law, he wrote that the «fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self - control.»

Self - righteousness, whether of the flesh or from God, and self - abnegation are both sides of the same self - centered coin and therefor signs that our spirituality is still dominated by narcissistic self - absorbtion rather than Christ - centered gratitude and joy.

So if they start being thankful to God, rather than grumbling, that might change from barrenness to joy.

It was so much fun — I am lucky to have family that is an absolute joy, rather than a chore, to visit.

I should probably claim it's simply because these seriously amazing dairy free and gluten free chocolate chip cookies render me speechless — haha — however they tend to inspire exclamations of joy rather than bouts of silence.

Elana, growing up the mounds bar was my favorite candy bar, because I was a dark chocolate kind of gal — and I always wished they would make the almond joy candy bar with dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate.

Gon na get a few thumbs down for this but to be honest I would rather spend my weekends watching my team play beautiful attacking football and have the joy of watching beautiful goals such as Wilshere's goal v west brom last week and still finish in the top 4 with a cup final to look forward to than win the title having to force my eyes open to actually see my team win via an early goal and the rest of the game spent watching headed clearances from John terry

I would have appreciated it if fans were clamoring to buy Stan's shares rather than try to offer Arsenal to some egotistic sugar daddy, who like LSD can give momentary joy.

In fact he didn't get much joy out of Niles.Mo Salah is the kind of player who'll never spare you in any 1v1 situation.It's more of Niles doing well than Mo Salah choosing rather to work with his team mates.I watch Mo Salah very much and I know what I'm saying.Niles handled everyone at his side 1v1 very well but the thing is his positional sense was garbage especially in the first half.

It has a great many memories — some of them of pain rather than of joy at doing all the hard work but that is what you have to do as an athlete to get the results that you want.»

I'll rather check the log on monthly basis than waste my time n money watching a match dt won't give me a glimpse of joy.

Though more often than not these days I would rather be watching Sunday leaguers slogging it out down at the local park for little more than the joy of the game and competition, I found myself fixated, along with millions of other world citizens, at the unfolding spectacle that is, and has become, El Clasico.

Mohamed Elneny had a broad smile on his face after what seemed like being «one of those nights» brought us joy rather than frustration.

Rather than trying to control children's behavior with bribes, yelling, and punishments, peaceful parenting families experience more joy by

It means parenting without violence, relying instead on respectful communication and seeking to see your child not as someone lesser or weaker than you who you can and should control, but rather as a partner in your life and a source of potential joy and loving interaction.»

Rather than curse their frustrations, some moms feel the urge to feign joy, whether to be funny or out of guilt.

Rather than try to change your child's personality, you can help her stretch just enough to discover the joys of relationships with peers.

The promise of no pinching or scratching gives parents peace of mind their child can jump with joy rather than (potential) tears.

Downsize whenever you can, purge, keep only what brings you joy and makes parenting easier rather than more difficult.