Waking up joyful

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ardchoille

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I woke up this morning with exceeding joy. Words cannot convey the joy I felt.. I was jumping up and down!

My normal routine is to wake up and have wheat toast, a bowl of oatmeal, and a glass of water for breakfast - this has been my standard breakfast for over a decade. I vowed to pray and study God's word more deeply and have been doing so since the beginning of this year. However, this morning I was so overcome with joy that I couldn't wait to get back into my study of God's word, so I had bread and water for breakfast. Now that I think about it, I have been waking up more joyful since the first day of this month than I had in the past.

From where does my joy come? God is good!
 
FIRE_of_ELIJAH

FIRE_of_ELIJAH

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When i understood the gospel and got saved, i felt just like that, the unspeakable joy which out of nowhere came up. I felt like crazy like all i wanted to do was praising God. I realized that it came from the Lord itself such as; the joy of salvation, the peace, the first love and the assurance, all of these are the fruit from the Holy Spirit in our lives when we had real encounter with God.
 
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oldthennew

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ardchoille said:
I woke up this morning with exceeding joy. Words cannot convey the joy I felt.. I was jumping up and down!

My normal routine is to wake up and have wheat toast, a bowl of oatmeal, and a glass of water for breakfast - this has been my standard breakfast for over a decade. I vowed to pray and study God's word more deeply and have been doing so since the beginning of this year. However, this morning I was so overcome with joy that I couldn't wait to get back into my study of God's word, so I had bread and water for breakfast. Now that I think about it, I have been waking up more joyful since the first day of this month than I had in the past.

From where does my joy come? God is good!
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such joy is rare indeed and can only come from The Holy Joy Giver!

thanks for the precious witness ardchollie'!!!
GBY:)
 
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jkalyna

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Praise him, I know how that feels, we all should experience the Joy of the Lord, for it is our*strength. When Elijah felt depressed because of the wicked Qween Jezebel, who wanted to kill him because he loved God, he went into hiding, and told God he was going to die someday anyway, why not now. The Joy of the Lord is the total opposite of heavyness of spirit, depression. So Elijah outran the chariots, being connected back with God, he obeyed and went back, and not only that got courage, and prohesied that dogs would devour her, and only her skull would remain. He had enough, and when you say, devil I've had enough of your intimidation, and your fear, take aim, with the sword, the word against the kindgom of evil, put the enemey where he belongs, " sometimes other's want to destroy that Joy from me. It is a supernatural thing from the Lord, like something that goes into my spirit, no matter where or what, I laugh, and there is nothing I fear, it is an anointing, given from the Lord, like Manna to the body, Joy of the Lord to the spirit. People actually think I have some kind of dealer where I get some drugs from, there is no drug. When you know the one who isn't artificial, and an imitation, he is God, he is not dead, and he is real, and he lives, no one killed him, and no one will ever, for there is no power than withstands him, Jacob said, who am I Lord, I am a worm. He is not a book, a sentence, or a picture, try walking into the biggest most expensive most beautiful Masion, or over the top Temple filled with his glory. He invites each and every one to this kingdom of his.
We are his royality, his son's and his daughters, freely invited to be his. Do you actually think a God is like a slum lord, or a homeless person, that you meet and befriend, with nothing to offer you. WE can't imagine, for it says, no man knows what God has prepared for those who love him. He loads us down with blessings each day, within his Joy, and Peace, He prepares a table before us in the presence of our enemies, those who hate us. There is no drug. There is Love. Try it. It is something you can't buy. God is love. why do u think the devil wants to keep us from knowing him, or being in his presence in prayer, he knows there is something better, he's a thief you need to pay him, for your status , Jesus paid it and our status is with him. 100 percent pure Joy, that is not found here on this earth. Sorry if only comes from the Lord. GEtting into the Joy of the Lord, get into prayer, a lot of it. I belong to my Father Abba, Aboni, God and I call he answers. Psalm 91:15 "call upon the name of the Lord in the day of trouble and he will answer thee, deliver thee, satisfy thee, and give thee a long life." I have a Father. I call he answers. Thank for sharing this, I know you love the Lord more that food, Praise him. :) cc_wall06095_800.jpg
 
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jkalyna

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FIRE_of_ELIJAH said:
When i understood the gospel and got saved, i felt just like that, the unspeakable joy which out of nowhere came up. I felt like crazy like all i wanted to do was praising God. I realized that it came from the Lord itself such as; the joy of salvation, the peace, the first love and the assurance, all of these are the fruit from the Holy Spirit in our lives when we had real encounter with God.
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*Amen. When we are recreated within, like it says, were born again to be free, from the shackles of sin, and bondages that bring heaviness, each one of us is unique, when some don't understand another, God created each one of us and you to be a pillar to someone that will understand the Lord through each of us individually. When I could say the same things to two people, one will understand the word, and see the light of it, as the other see's the darkness from it, and is offended. No matter how were made, we should remain, in that blueprint God made us from. If someone dosn't understand, we need to forgive. Praise him. :)
 
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jkalyna

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I find my closest moments with the creator when I am broken in spirit. It says, he who is of a broken contrite heart, the Lord is near to him." This is my*favorite*place, I never feel alone, and it is like an*overflowing*peace, and rest. I don't know the answers, I don't know the roads or the directions to give to get all those answers we all look for, I only know that "jesus is the way." So I go that way. sometimes the road is difficult, and there are cuts, and bruises, vipers that bite, but this is earth, and we journey through it, I wish it would be heaven, so none of this would be in the way, but one day, but in the mean time, we all got a work to do. For some it winding down, other's are just getting winded up. Life is not a waste, we could take money and burn it, it will buy nothing then, but if our hearts burn with his love, it will not be wasted, for you cant's burn or bury, kill or destroy love. They tried it once, at Jesus it didn't stop him, for love is not a substance that you put in the*refrigerator*or shelf, and with an expiration date on it. When will God expire. Never God is love, an*offense*to some, an offering to many we*receive*it, he offered himself unto us, to redeem us from the curse of spiritual death. th.jpg
 
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