Continuing on with our adventure through the fruits of the spirit. Joy is next.....

Continuing on with our adventure through the fruits of the spirit.  

Joy is next.....  looking at the upcoming year and what this world really needs is "Joy", not a fake happiness, but a true delight and inner happiness.  

We bring joy to God in our lives.  Joy is a gift from God and because we believe in Him we can receive His gifts.  His salvation is joy, an expression of His love in us. God created us and He desires for us to have His joy.  True joy shines as a light on ones face and in their lives. We have access to the gift of Joy and all we must do is ask, He will give joy completely.  

There are many ways we can express our joy... through music, singing, dancing, instrumentals.  We only express joy because of His gift to us. We can shout joyfully to Him. We will desire to lift our voice up to the Lord in praise and worship when we have His Joy and trust Him to Fill us with joy daily.

We can begin by thanking Him for all He provides and for the gift of His everlasting Joy.  

In our lives we have the promise that He will turn our mourning into joy and comfort us in times of sorrow. Only He can replace brokenness for Joy.  He is joyful when we repent and gives us a promise of peace and joy in heaven. 

praying for His Joy in my life this year.  A joy that will not fade and is not circumstantial. 

Joy-Delight, happiness

1 Chron. 15:16

Job 33:26

Ps. 51:12

Ps. 89:12

Ps. 132:9

Is. 61:7

Jer. 31:13

Matt. 2:10

Luke 15:7

Rom. 14:17

Gal. 5:22

Phil. 2:2

Joyful-feeling gladness

Deut. 16:15

Ps. 21:6

Ps. 126:5

Prov. 17:22

Joyfully-Full of joy, happy

Ps. 66:1

Is. 52:8

Luke 19:37

Fruits of the Spirit Series~Love

Join me in an adventure to looking at the fruits of the spirit...

let's start at the beginning, a very good place to start... everything begins with LOVE!!

God is love as designed to be a noun and a verb ~in action~

All love is from God, no one has more love than God.  

God is the author, creator and keeper of ALL love and ALL things love.  

God’s love is unconditional ~which we as humans cannot even imagine what that means~  

Nothing is greater than His love.  

His love is unchanging, steadfast, never will grow cold, give up, nor run out. 

1 Cor. 13  God’s love is perfect, patient, kind, gentle, hopes, endures, compassionate, and perseveres. (and we can have this love also from Him)

Love is the fruit of the spirit given by God through the Holy Spirit and we are to act upon the love He gives us.  (Verb)  We are to abide in His love and love ALL people (neighbors).  The action part is us expressing the love He gives us (through our asking and receiving, trusting Him and keeping an attitude of repentance with Him)  God expressed His love through His Son and His outpouring on the cross. 

I am to ask God for unending love, accept it, use it to serve others, change the world in His name.  He will always give me more. 

Love is a Noun…..Compassion/devotion

Prov. 10:12

Micah 7:18

John 15:10

John 15:13

Romans 5:8

Romans 8:37-39

1 Cor. 8:1

1 Cor. 13:4

1 Cor. 14:1

2 Cor. 5:14

Gal. 5:13

Eph. 4:15

1 John 4:7

1 John 4:16-18

Love is a Verb….

Galatians 5:22

1 Cor. 13:4-8a

Col. 3:12-14

Deut. 6:5

Prov. 17:17a

Amos 5:15

Matt. 5:44

John 3:16

John 13:34

Eph. 5:22-31

1 John 2:15

John 15:9