I had been thinking about joy a lot. I kept thinking 2011 is going to be a year of joy. One mid-December morning as I was driving, I stopped behind a car with a plain white bumper sticker that said, "Don't postpone joy." I thought hmmm, that is talking to me.
The sticker made a good point. Why wait until a certain time to be joyful, why not now? Why say, when I make more money, or when I have a new job, or when I get married or unmarried (God forbid) I will enjoy life. Today is a good day to enjoy life.
When I went back to my hometown on Christmas Eve, I ran into a friend that I had not seen for yeeears. Well, when I returned home to my mom's, a couple of hours later, my lightning fast brain realized . . . I had run into Joy (the name of the friend). Coincidence? I think not.
My mom had Christmas cards on her coffee table and one of them had a cute "joy" with a peppermint O in the center. I asked it I could have it. I guess it was at this point that I decided I would collect joy. Then Mom said she had an idea for a project called "Joy to the World." But I'm not supposed to tell anyone about it. So ssshhh. ;-) Wow! Mom is talking about joy, too. On the way home from Alton, I stopped at the after Christmas sales and picked up a couple of joy ornaments to add to my collection. Oh, I already had a joy Christmas postcard on my cubicle wall at work. My coworker/friend who likes to put pictures of HER family on MY wall (try to figure that one out) had posted her sons with a joy and love greeting (but we don't care about love right now, focus on joy). Some one at work was walking around giving Christmas cookies and asked if I wanted one, you know which ornament I took. I think I have established the pattern by now. So I removed the other family pictures (that weren't MY family) and made my joy wall with the postcard, plastic-wrapped joy ornament cookie, and joy ornaments. I was trying to create an atmosphere.
I had already begun the practice of wishing family and friends a joy-filled and prosperous new year when I spoke to them on Christmas. I was planning 2011.
I need some more joy on my wall.
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Okay...now this is getting a little spookie!!! LOL!!! Last night as I was reveiwing the lesson this scripture came up. (the first part of it)
"do not let your good be spoken of as evil" Well, today I am thanking God for righteousness and peace and JOY in the Holy Spirit.
JOY to you my friend. Have a JOY filled day!!! ~ Ida
I thank you Sister, for including me in your quest for joy! I need it with all that have beset me on the past year, but God is so good. HIS goodness range from everlasting to everlasting. HE is my joy! And my peace! And may I add, my LOVE! And I would have enJOYed if a Sister could have included another Sistah on her funtastic trip to see the launch, but I digress. I had to add a little bit of that in there like it says, the Joy of the LORD is my STRENGTH! May GOD bless everyone.
--Selena
Ok, just speak your mind. Welcome to our journey of joy. :-)
David danced before the Lord with ALL HIS MIGHT! (Getting past the linen ephod) is that not the most joyful thing you could really do? ;-D
Victoria!
That is SUCH a joyful thing to do. Thanks for sharing that. I want to dance like David danced. :-)
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