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Category Archives: joy
Turn on delight!
Let delight shine in your heart. Delight hearted people are a pleasure to be around. Their delight is contagious. What’s flowing out of the fountain in your heart? You can set it to stream with delight or with discouragement. Unkindness delights … Continue reading
Posted in dancing, dancing with God, happiness, joy, joy of the Lord, Joyous, live streaming, streaming, Uncategorized
Tagged dance with delight, delight, delight in the Lord, joy, joy unspeakable, spontaneity
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At the intersection of hope & despair
At the intersection of hope and despair, take the uphill road to hope, not the downhill road to despair. You’re alive; be delighted. Let God shine in and delight up the darkness in your heart. I’m not interested in apathy. I … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, comfort zone, compassion, drunk in the spirit, drunkenness, heart, heart care, Holy Spirit, inner Light, involve me and I learn, joy, joy unspeakable, light, new wine, spiritual drunkenness, thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged apathy, Christianity, conscience, depression, encouragement, hope, mental health
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Is there too much agreement in church?
Passive agreement is overrated and often bland. Connecting with people heart-to-heart is much more powerful and fulfilling. Social media trains people to be interactive while church continues to insist on keeping people passive and silent. However, when most of the … Continue reading
Posted in conscience, happiness, heart, heart care, heart religion, heart-felt love, hearts on fire, inner joy, joy, joy unspeakable, paralysis, paralyzed, Uncategorized, unhappiness
Tagged agreement, alternative church, Christianity, church, joy of the Lord, religion, square dancing
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Lookin’ like a Christian?
Posted in character, faithfulness, gentleness, godliness, goodness, inner peace, joy, kindness, love, patience, peace, self-control, Uncategorized
Tagged Christian, Christian growth, Christianity, fruit of the Spirit, spiritual fruit, video
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A background TV in a restaurant?
Listen. The most important things ever said to you are said by your conscience and by the Holy Spirit. Too often we treat the Holy Spirit like a background TV in a restaurant. We ignore Him and order what we want. The … Continue reading
Can we be inspired by funny church names?
Religion has sawn the body of Christ into tens of thousands of different Christian churches, denominations, and organizations with many different names. However, Jesus prayed in John 17 that His body be one, even as He and the Father are … Continue reading
Be a fruity Christian
There’s no better stuff than the fruit of the Holy Spirit. But you often need to go out on a limb to get it. After all, that’s where the fruit grows. Are you ready to be a fruity Christian? “But the … Continue reading
Posted in character, characteristics of a Christian, content of their character, faith, faithfulness, fruity, goodness, joy, kindness, longsuffering, love, patience, peace, self-control, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, spiritual maturity, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22, go out on a limb, Holy Spirit, spiritual fruit
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The best thing to do with a bad thought
A human mind, polluted with various forms of negativity, produces a life overflowing with the same pollutants. I think, therefore I am . . . not going to think negatively! One thing I’m positive about is that thinking negatively is never … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, depression, do it if it feels good, don't think about a pink elephant, feelings, happiness, inner peace, joy, optimism, overcoming depression, pessimism, stream of consciousness, think on these things, Uncategorized, unhappiness
Tagged brain chemistry, I think therefore I am, positive thinking, rational emotive therapy, recovery, thinking
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Ask not how a pastor can minister to you. Ask how you can minister to others!
Ask not how a pastor can minister to you. Ask how you can minister to others! People besides a preacher have something to say from God. Why not let them speak up in church? When many people freely speak, we … Continue reading
Posted in answered prayer, apologetics, Christiosity, curiosity, God answers prayer, high hopes, hope, humility, joy, mysticism, mystigetics, positive thinking, prayer, Uncategorized, wisdom
Tagged boundaries, Christianity, coining new word, conscious contact with God, faith, Kennedy ask not, quote
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