Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.
Rejoice means to FEEL great joy. It can also mean to CAUSE great joy. That brings insight to this verse for me. I have read this verse many times. Yeah, I know we should be glad that Lord cares enough to save our unworthy souls. Yes, I am glad He cares about me ALL the time.
Read it again... This is what it is saying to me tonight.
Cause joyfullness, always with the Lord's help; Again I say feel the joy in what you HAVE.
I'm not trying to add to the Bible. I'm simple sharing my pea sized brain's interpretation of this verse at this moment. Many of you know that scripture can speak to you differently everyday if that is what God needs it to do. The Holy Word is most beautiful in that way.
God urges us to make the CHOICE to be joyful. It is not an emotion that is tucked away for when everything is going smoothly. It is a CHOICE! This is something I work diligently at teaching my personal children as well as my school children.
Parent I want you to be released from one of Satan's sly misconceptions. Are you ready?
YOU ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE THE SOURCE OF YOUR CHILD'S JOY!
Joy is a choice they will need to make just like you.
That was a big eye opener for me as a parent. We all know that it is so very exciting to watch your mini me get the latest whatever that they have become interested in. We want them to keep feeling that joy so we go out and buy everything we can find that goes with this latest fad. The moment is quickly burned and we repeat.
We aren't making the best choice here. Joy doesn't come from a toy with a thousand what-cha-madoos holding it to the box with security that rivals an army base. It doesn't come from getting their way on the 10th ask. It doesn't come from us making sure they have the same as the other kids.
It comes from a choice of joy over selfishness, revenge, and circumstances. It comes from choosing to be happy when you have this fallen world against you and your out of time.
We must equip our children to live in a world that is not always so pleasing and fair. People get hurt feelings, get beat slap to the ground, treated poorly, wrongly accused, and just flat get left out. Teach them to DO something about it. That starts with teaching them, showing them, how to FIND the joy in all moments of life. It is quickly followed by showing them how to cause joy in the life of others.
Rejoice means to FEEL great joy. It can also mean to CAUSE great joy. That brings insight to this verse for me. I have read this verse many times. Yeah, I know we should be glad that Lord cares enough to save our unworthy souls. Yes, I am glad He cares about me ALL the time.
Read it again... This is what it is saying to me tonight.
Cause joyfullness, always with the Lord's help; Again I say feel the joy in what you HAVE.
I'm not trying to add to the Bible. I'm simple sharing my pea sized brain's interpretation of this verse at this moment. Many of you know that scripture can speak to you differently everyday if that is what God needs it to do. The Holy Word is most beautiful in that way.
God urges us to make the CHOICE to be joyful. It is not an emotion that is tucked away for when everything is going smoothly. It is a CHOICE! This is something I work diligently at teaching my personal children as well as my school children.
Parent I want you to be released from one of Satan's sly misconceptions. Are you ready?
YOU ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE THE SOURCE OF YOUR CHILD'S JOY!
Joy is a choice they will need to make just like you.
That was a big eye opener for me as a parent. We all know that it is so very exciting to watch your mini me get the latest whatever that they have become interested in. We want them to keep feeling that joy so we go out and buy everything we can find that goes with this latest fad. The moment is quickly burned and we repeat.
We aren't making the best choice here. Joy doesn't come from a toy with a thousand what-cha-madoos holding it to the box with security that rivals an army base. It doesn't come from getting their way on the 10th ask. It doesn't come from us making sure they have the same as the other kids.
It comes from a choice of joy over selfishness, revenge, and circumstances. It comes from choosing to be happy when you have this fallen world against you and your out of time.
We must equip our children to live in a world that is not always so pleasing and fair. People get hurt feelings, get beat slap to the ground, treated poorly, wrongly accused, and just flat get left out. Teach them to DO something about it. That starts with teaching them, showing them, how to FIND the joy in all moments of life. It is quickly followed by showing them how to cause joy in the life of others.
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