On Day 34 of 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life, Tommy Newberry tells us that thinking like God thinks makes us more joyful. Really? Isn’t God angry? Isn’t he hypercritical, watching us closely to catch us messing up? Isn’t he ready with his lightning bolts to strike us down when we fail? We know he is plotting his revenge for … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 34
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40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 33
What is your goal for the COVID 19 Pandemic? It sounds like a silly question. The survivalist in me just wants to live through it with my finances and relationships intact. On Day 33 of 40-Days to a Joy-Filled Life, Tommy Newberry offers another option. Newberry states that people are presented with a situation. This worldwide crisis would … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 33
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 29
It’s nice when the things you’ve spent your time, money, and energy studying turn out to be really useful. Over the last few weeks on this blog I have been sharing with you the things I’ve learned from reading the book by Tommy Newberry, 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life. During that time, the world has gone … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 29
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 26
Day 26 of this Journey to Joy is exceptionally timely! Honestly, I began reading the book, 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life on a lark with my sister for Lent. I didn’t think I needed it, for heaven’s sake! But God knows what’s coming and he knows what we need better than we do. During the COVID-19 Pandemic of … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 26
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 22
As a child in Sunday School, I remember singing the lyrics, “Be careful little eyes what you see. Be careful little ears what you hear.” These musical instructions were meant to serve as a warning to guard my heart from the evil influences of the world. Tommy Newberry, on Day 22 of 40 Days to a Joy-Filled … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 22
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 20
Yesterday I talked about exchanging thoughts. Directed by the exercise for Day 19 in 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life, the objective was to come up with three encouraging scriptures to memorize and substitue for negative thoughts. That was good. What I left out is, in my opinion, even better because it feels more doable in a crisis. Have a … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 20
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 19
Did you know that it’s impossible to think two thoughts at once? As amazing as your brain is, it is limited to one thought at a time. That’s good news! The bad news is that you can’t eliminate a thought by telling yourself not to think it. It’s hard to concentrate on the reverse of … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 19
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 18
Today, March 17, 2020, the world is shutting down in an attempt to contain COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel Corona Virus. (I include that description for anyone who may have been under a rock for the last few weeks or who is reading this in the future when it is a distant memory.) … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 18
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 16
The message on Day 16 of the book 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life seems especially appropriate for the times we find ourselves embroiled in on March 13, 2020. Today the world is in frenzy around the health crisis brought on by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Schools are closed. Disneyland is closed. Broadway is closed. Even church … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 16
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 15
Tommy Newberry has talked about the importance of gratitude on many of the previous days of his book, 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life, but today it’s a full-on smack down! He gets serious about the lack of a heart of thankfulness in his “Profile of an Ingrate.” He states that ingrates fall into one or more … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 15
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