Joy is Celebration!

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When you are experiencing JOY, what is your response? Do you do a happy dance? Jump for joy? High five someone near?  Throw a party? The Bible clearly connects joy with celebration. Here are a few verses: When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. Psalm 94:19 explains this word meaning of joy as  a delight or to play. When was the last time you jumped up and down in delight and glee over something God had done for you? Do you celebrate with God when He pulls you up out of despair and rescues you from…

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Hearing God…or Not

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They say it’s your birthday. It’s my birthday, too, yeah. I’m glad it’s your birthday. We’re gonna have a good time. –Lennon/McCartney Today is my birthday. Now that my feet are firmly planted in my sixth decade, I have questions that must be answered. What happened to my nice, thick eyebrows, and why are they now growing on my upper lip? When did I become my mother? Will I ever remember all the words to Bohemian Rhapsody? When will I stop acting like a spoiled child? When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a…

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