Some people unconsciously believe it’s not okay to feel more joyful than the people around them. Out of a mistaken sense of caring, they squelch their joy and tuone in to the sadness of the one they are with.
"Joy is prayer - Joy is strength - Joy is love - Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls." Trying to win souls for Christ..let the Joy shine through.
Joy is a quality of the soul. Joy is realized when the personality and soul are in harmony. Joy can also be defined as the feeling or energy of love. Unconditional love is our essence and joy its expression. How does joy differ from ordinary happiness? Joy is untouched by circumstances, whereas happiness is affected by what goes on around us. Joy can grow in spite of conditions; happiness cannot. That is why Joy is an inside job. That's why NEHEMIAH proclaimed that, "THE JOY OF THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH".(Nehemiah 8:10) Nehemiah knew the power of Joy. God knew Joy like laughter is contagious! He gave us his Joy to keep us strong in times of trouble, keep us content when we go lacking, to keep us at peace when there seems to
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Causing you to burn with Joy, so that it spreads to those around you and change their atmosphere, their circumstances. I come in the spirit of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ and say, "The Lord is with you, rise up in his power and his strength and live again!" By the power invested in me, I speak to every dry place, every sickness, every sadness,those dead places you didn’t think will resurrect, and I say "Live again" I shake you in the spirit and say " Awaken, get up, wash your face, brush your teeth, dress your self, comb your hair and position yourself in the strength of our lord. Let the Joy of the Lord be your strength today and every day. Someone needs to see your Joy, they are waiting on you......for the JOY of the Lord is your strength! WALK IN THE STRENGTH OF OUR
What makes a person’s spirit triumph ? Love,Laughter, and Nature are all what make a person’s spirit triumph.
Because she believes in the inexistence of god and meaning of life, Joy exhibits characteristic traits of awareness and fortitude, viewing herself as “nothing” as described when Joy said, “I don’t have illusions. I’m one of those people who see through to nothing” emphasizing her nihilistic belief (673). In the following scene, she demonstrates her confidence in her enlightenment when she said, “‘We are all damned...but some of us have taken off our blindfolds and see that there’s nothing to see. It’s a kind of salvation,” presenting where her fortitude derives from
Joy is a feeling of great pleasure or happiness. It can be brought through any positive deed. This emotion can be portrayed through characters found in literature. The author, James Hurst, from The Scarlet Ibis represents the feeling of joy through the characters found in this story. In the story, The Scarlet Ibis, Hurst uses diction and figurative language to prove that joy is something that can be brought by faith and determination as it can be rewarding at the end.
Joy Hopewell is the thirty-three-year-old maimed child of Ms. Hopewell in Flannery O'Connor's short story, Good Country People." Joy is characterized throughout the story as an ungrateful, childish adult with a bad temperament. Joy's leg has been shot off in a hunting accident over twenty years ago, and it can be presumed that at least some of her behavioral issues can be attributed to the accident.
A person’s happiness can have an impact on others. People can get agitated because a group or individual is at peace or sons and daughter can be happy as a result of witnessing their parents being content. Delightment is capable of encouraging expansion of one’s knowledge. For instance, if one realizes their potential in achieving greatness in a certain subject, the satisfaction could lead to desiring to draw in more knowledge, knowing the greatness that individual can achieve. Someone who is depressed doesn’t have the motivation to achieve something positive. There are people that misinterpret or have a negative pleasure and peace of mind. That’s the incredible potential happiness
Webster defines joy as “a very glad feeling.” But The Holman Bible Dictionary defines joy as, “the happy state that results from knowing
Zadie Smith uses more anecdotes that appeal to feelings. “The top of my head flew away. We danced and danced. We gave ourselves up to joy” (148). She describes that while she was at the night club she had a moment of joy. And that she freely gave herself to be free and enjoy herself. “I ‘have’ pleasure, it is a feeling I want to experience and own. A beach holiday is a pleasure. A new dress is a pleasure. But on that dance floor I was joy, or some small piece of
Often the best things in life come with sorrow before the joy. This is true in the life of Katie Davis, who is a missionary in Uganda. She wrote a book about her life there called Kisses from Katie. It tells of the hard times, the good times, and all sorts of things that she has experienced during her time in Uganda. Katie is always talking about the joy and the peace she gets from living the life God has called her to, but that does not mean she doesn’t experience trials and hard times too. This is shown in one specific situation with one of her daughters that displays the idea of healthy confusion which is a situation that has both pleasure and disquietude.
No matter the structure of a work of literature, the authors can reach a common theme. “Joy of my life,
And in so doing, we also are running from the only possible way to gain that Joy: The reason and faith that have the power to guide us.
Often having happiness is finding the key to life. Happiness is the ability to make one’s life full of joy and success. In the “Death of a Salesman”, “The Great Gatsby”, and “The Devil’s Advocate”, the protagonists in the movies seem to yearn for happiness and success in their lives. Although success may be the ultimate goal to achieving happiness, it does not always lead us there. There are many obstacles people have to overcome, and sometimes happiness is not enough for some people. It is why I believe more people should enjoy life and live it to the fullest extent as possible. Happiness allows people to live their lives and look at the good despite all their flaws and as they are happy they look back at what it took for them to achieve
The three verses from the week four devotional can't help but to bring a smile to my face. It is truly good to be blessed! ROMANS 5:1 talks of being justified by faith. Our faith in God is what keeps us whole. When we have unlimited faith, there is an inner peace that cannot be upset. We no longer see the world the same. We now deal with people and other problems in a Christian way. PHILIPPIANS 4:4 speaks on rejoicing. We have to remember that we are examples as Christians. We have to try to keep a positive attitude and not let the weight of the world get us down. People should look at our lives and see the joy we have in the lord (and we should welcome the attention of being examples). 2 TIMOTHY 4:7 speaks of fighting the good fight, and keeping
Father Himes mentions that there is a difference in being happy and feeling joy. I find that it does not take very much for me to be happy in life, however it is the special moments in life that bring me joy. I am usually joyful when I am going through challenge that specifically makes me have to incorporate all my strengths. I am not talking about challenges like getting a flat tire on the freeway or dealing with plumbing issues. I am talking specifically when
The pursuit of happiness is critical in our lives. Oftentimes, we become confused as to what defines happiness. Happiness is an emotion, but it may also be the steps we take to feel said emotion. Happiness is using virtues and achieving your goal, while appreciating the little things in life.
Everyone has their own way to find happiness. As it is a feeling, each of us has our own range and different definitions about this term. We know that there are many joyful things