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
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40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 31
Self-discipline means choosing your actions based on your decisions and goals rather than letting your emotions run the show. That’s the word for today from Tommy Newberry in 40-days to a Joy Filled Life. He states, “Self-discipline occurs in the moments when intention defeats indulgence, when mission trumps mood, and when spirit conquers sentiment.” Without self-discipline, I … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 31
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 28
“You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say. What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so, you must accept the consequences of your words” (Proverbs 18:20-21, GNT). During the best of circumstances, it is hard to speak life-giving words over ourselves and others. I’m finding that this world-wide crisis has … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 28
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 27
God is so good, isn’t he? Sometimes it brings tears to my eyes to realize that he has gone ahead of me on the path of life, leaving little love notes just where he knows I will need to find them. Today’s lesson is about growing through adversity. Who could have guessed that Tom Newberry … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 27
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 24
More than 3 million people applied for unemployment in the last week due to the shutdown of businesses in the United States because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Being newly out of work, at least temporarily, may have given some a new appreciation of their jobs. If you’ve been lucky enough to stay employed, all the … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 24
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 23
I am still traveling on my Lenten journey toward greater joy. I’ve missed a few days, but the important thing is to keep moving forward. The point of the exercise is to enjoy life and the people I do it with even more, to celebrate the victories and focus on the positive. You can’t create joy … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 23
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 21
What is joy anyway? The secular definition is generally considered to be “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness,” (https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/joy), but, for our purposes we look to Christian pastor and author, Rick Warren, “Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details of my life, the quiet confidence that ultimately everything is going to … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 21
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