Do you have tasks you dread? We can serve God by doing our very best, even when working on chores we don’t love.
Category: Joy
Joyful in the Learning
When something is new, we are excited. We can build on that knowledge and continue to grow. This aptly applies to faith as well. Let’s make it a practice to daily grow in faith and learn we don’t have to become immediate experts.
The Joy of Surrendering Control
When caught in the intersection of an immediate deadline and life-changing decisions, I have learned to be still. Surrender control, and let God lead.
Discovering the Joy of Jesus
In our quest for a life filled with joy, we don’t need to be anything, do anything, or achieve anything. We only need to become better acquainted with Jesus.
Joy in Truth
Once upon a time, my eight-year-old daughter made a choice. Her friends had invited her to help construct a cart. The intention was to build something large enough to carry a person. Utilizing her gift of creativity and relishing in the friendships, she labored hours on this project until the day it was completed. It…
Joy in Jesus
When I think I know what will make me happy, God stands aside, watching me, until I invite Him in.
The Joy in Knowing God
What brings a tug to your heart? What uncertainty plagues your mind? What lump of stone pokes into your soul threatening to clutch pain as a constant companion? There are things that raise an unsuspecting blood pressure and lengthen sleepless nights. In the morning, I am weary and drained and despairing. But as I reach…
Joy in Connection
When feeling lonely, the solution isn’t the digital world… it’s found in how God created us… to embrace human connection.
Joy in Exhaustion
A blaring siren sounded in my ear. The clock read 2:37 AM. This familiar medical alarm emitted from my phone on my nightstand. I rose to deliver juice to my loved one – the remedy for low blood sugar. I focused on her glucose monitor, trying to force myself to fully wake up so I…
The Joy of Rest
Have you ever overwhelmed your schedule, almost beyond your limits? Beyond the startling revelation there is nothing to do, what do you feel when you finally stop? Do you feel a deep sense of relief? God created us to work hard. He knew we would get a deep sense of satisfaction from a job well-done….