"You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore."
Psalm 16:11
"God comes to our lonely, anxious hearts and whispers our name. God says "I see both the fear you have of closeness and the deep longing you have to belong. I have come to comfort you and to respond to your need. I have been seeking a relationship with you. You belong. You belong to me. You are my child."

Sunday

SURFACE JOY


Another powerful Sonday of worship and prayer in the Spirit for me.

I can only hope and pray one day that my church will be like this in the picture above. Praying for an all-out revival!

I am getting my joy back slowly.

As I see it, right now, "It's Surface Joy." Not the Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep joy I once experienced as a kid laughing so hard with my childhood friends that my sides would ache. I will take whatever I can get now and pray to the Lord to actually "Give me a pain in my side." :)

The Lord removes from me a little bit each time of emotionally painful toxins and then replaces a little bit more of joy.

11 Real Comments:

  1. you are working so hard...I am sure that joy will come to you ..you deserve it my friend.

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  2. I'm glad to hear you're getting your joy back. That's no easy feat! You'll feel the deep joy soon, I know it.

    Wishing you well,
    NOS

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  3. JBR when we delight ourselves in God He becomes the desire of our heart, He becomes our reward, and in His presence is fullness of joy. You're getting there. I'm proud of you. God Bless.

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  4. That joy unspeakable and full of glory is coming....

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  5. I love the fire of the Holy Spirit lit up on this blog! Beautiful! May the Lord send revival to everyone's heart. That will be awesome. May God bless and protect you JBR!

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  6. God is good and I'm glad to see what H

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  7. That joy will come.....God will continue pouring it over you, slipping it in when you are least expecting it and blessing you abundantly.

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  8. I'm very happy for you. I, too, look forward to the day God gives me a pain in my side.

    Thank you for your thoughtful suggestion concerning a memorable post. I appreciate that, and your constant, supportive presence on my blog.

    Hugs to you.

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  9. You have come a long way and I pray that God gives you the pain in your side kind of laughter.

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