Equipping Women to Live a Set Apart Life
“Dream big!” all the so called experts tell you. Followed up with some version of; “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” This mentality turns life into a constant hustle, and turns me into an overwhelmed, stressed out, “I’m failing” mess. As an achiever, I will never be content […]
The Restore Joy to Your Marriage series was inspired by one line of a YouTube video, “marriage shakes us up and brings out our worst selves.” The truthful statement frustrated me; “Didn’t God design marriage for good? Why would it bring out my worst self?” In Restore Joy to Your Marriage parts 1-3, I explained […]
Rejoicing reminds me of a geyser. Joy lies deep within us, remaining unseen until it bubbles up and shoots right out of us. At least, that is how it is supposed to work. Joy and rejoicing feed each other; rejoicing is the outward expression of joy, and joy is increased by rejoicing. But, if you […]
“No one will take your joy from you,” Jesus promises in John 16:22. Yet, here I am pursuing joy because I lost it. The apparent contradiction confused me; “If no one can take my joy, then why is my joy missing?” I repeated the contradiction over and over again in my mind. “No one can […]
Loving Your Husband God’s Way is part 3 of the Restore Joy to Your Marriage series. (Need to catch up? Read part 1 and part 2.) I vividly remember the day I learned about the 5 love languages. I can clearly picture the large classroom and see the teacher of the premarital course holding up […]
Welcome to part 2 in foundations of biblical joy. Last week I shared the biblical definition of joy (if you missed it, read it here). With a clear understanding of joy as gladness in the Lord, we can now look at what the Bible says about joy. As mentioned last week, joy is referred to […]
Restore Joy to Your Marriage Part 1 acknowledged an enemy who seeks to destroy marriages and discussed how the enemy uses our sinful nature to accomplish his goal. (If you missed part 1, read it here.) Joy in marriage cannot exist while we allow our sinful nature to reign. Nor will we experience joy while […]
I forget who I am a lot… at least, who I am according to God. When different situations arise throughout the day, Satan hands me lies which I quickly accept. I struggle through a project and think “I am not smart enough.” My hard work goes unrecognized and an internal voice whispers, “you are nothing […]
Before starting my blog about pursuing joy, I spent time gaining a deeper understanding of biblical joy. And while I shared a brief summary of my findings (read here), I wanted to start the new year by laying out foundations for biblical joy. Today we will look at the biblical definition of joy. The Basics […]
“Marriage shakes us up and brings out the worst in us,” declared a funny, yet poignant YouTube video on marriage. “Yes!” I silently shouted in my head. At first, I felt comforted, “Thank goodness we are not the only ones!” But the truth of the statement planted deep in my heart, and hours later, frustration […]