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
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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
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 12
On the 12th day of 40 days to a Joy-Filled Life, Tommy Newberry discusses marriage. His major premise in this book and in his other works is what he calls the 4:8 Principle. Based on Philippians 4:8 (NLT), “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 12
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 11
It is almost cliché that we should live with an “attitude of gratitude.” Every guru from the New Age to the pulpit of your local church expounds the need to keep a gratitude journal, count your blessings, give God praise for all He has done. At the same time, however, our society urges us to … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 11
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 10
It is easy to believe that our thoughts don’t matter much; to put more importance on words and deeds. But Tommy Newberry points out on Day 10 of 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life that, “Minute by minute, hour by hour, in the hidden workshop of your mind, you are constructing thoughts of good or … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 10
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 9
Today’s task is to take a vacation from yourself—at least from the negative critical parts of yourself. Get away from judgmental thoughts, conversations about your health problems, gossip. Spend some time in the peaceful place God has promised when we give Him all our worries and thank Him for all He has done. This will … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 9
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 8
Tommy Newberry’s first statement on Day 8 of 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life is, “You are a beautiful, wonderful child of God!” Why do most of us struggle to agree with this assessment? Why does it hit us so hard each time its truth lands a punch, leaving us in tears as its revelation … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 8
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 7
Day 7 of 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life put responsibility for joy squarely on our own shoulders. If your emotional life is not where you want it to be, Newberry insists, it’s because you focus on the negative aspects of your life. He states, “What you dwell upon becomes increasing conspicuous in your own … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 7
40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 6
Goals. We’ve all heard how necessary goals are to creating the a bright future but most of us, including me, just keep going where the wind takes us. On Day 6 of 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life, Tommy Newberry stresses how important goals are to finding the joy you and I are seeking. Goal … Continue reading 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 6
A 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 2
Tommy Newberry begins Day 2 of 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life by asking the question, “Do you believe that God has great plans for your future?” Most Christians, if they were truthful, would answer a lukewarm, “Yeah, I do, whatever.” We know that Jeremiah 29:11 says He does. He has “plans for good and … Continue reading A 40 Day Journey to Joy – Day 2
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