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Sunday "Less Stress, More Joy" Isaiah 12:2-6 |
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Surely, God is
my salvation; I will trust and will not be afraid, for the Lord
God
is my strength and my song; and has become my salvation.
And you will in that day:
Give thanks to the Lord, call on
God’s name, make known God’s deeds among the nations,
proclaim that God’s name is exalted.
Sing of Yahweh who
has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth.
Shout and sing for joy O royal Zion, for great in your midst is the
Holy One of Israel.
Let us sing and shout for joy – Why?
Because God is for us, not against us.
Because God loves us.
Because singing and shouting for joy is good for
us.
Less Stress, More Joy by Paul Davis. Perhaps a rap if I was so gifted…
Less stress, more joy. It’s time to
employ all our faculties and strength to rid ourselves of
futility’s length, burdens and load by which it bombards and
does goad;
By which it exacerbates, frustrates and
infuriates; puts fear in one’s soul and intimidates;
Removing faith causing one to hesitate, deviate from the destiny
within.
It’s time to rejoice, triumph, and win.
Rise above the stress of the day, seek the face of God and pray.
Don’t let life’s challenges get in your way. Push,
Pray, until something happens, today.
Get rid of negativity
and those who say nay, for surely there is a way and means by which
you can honor your desires and not diminish and demean your dreams
and personhood. How would you live if you knew what you attempted and
could succeed and when doing, fulfill when trying. Allow joy to
replace crying. Allow love to replace self centered fear. Allow peace
to replenish your wary soul.
Allow patience to possess and
make you whole. Joy means you think positively. Joy means you rise
above negativity. Joy means you replace inability with
possibility.
Joy means you consider yourself powerful. Joy
means you deem yourself capable.
Joy means you see the good
in everything. Joy means despite the circumstances you sing.
Joy means you show yourself bigger than everything, for you are
growing through the times that are challenging. If it
doesn’t kill you, it just makes you stronger.
Rejoice
therefore and live longer. Give thanks for what you have rather than
considering what you don’t, for you are rich inwardly, wealthy
within; relationally not alone.
In heaven, God has prepared
you a home. Be settled therefore let not your mind roam.
Cast
your cares on God above who cares for you. Let God’s love and
power flow through you. Replace stress with joy. Be your personal
best. Pray that it’s blessed.
