Fullness of Joy~

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Romans 15:13

Full life…

          spilling over with joy and peace…

                      not just some joy and peace… 

but,  all joy and peace…

       the kind of fullness that can’t be contained or kept to oneself.

I had not seen or even fully understood this kind of joy…

   until, the Lord blessed us with Jonathan.

his very being shouts joy,  his soul cries out exuberance

    his emotions are full and real… 

              When he is happy…    he screams with delight

                   when he is sad…   he cries to the depths of sorrow

     his mind is single focused…

              on simple things

                   on just living for today

     his will is clear…

             he is not lukewarm – his yes means yes, his no means no

I so often complicate this whole thing called joy…

        making it dependent on circumstances, situations or desires…

but this kind of joy –

   the all (full) kind comes through trusting the one… 

            who never waivers…

                    who is always there… 

                           who consistently provides.

knowing in the depths of your soul…

            that simple kind of hope that doesn’t even question that joy is always waiting… always available

         to the one who doesn’t question it,

              to the one who doesn’t doubt its existence

                     to the one who sees it.

Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD, who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols.   Psalm 40:4

Jonathan speaks~

About Jonathan

This is Jonathan

He is 16 years old

His nickname is Jon or Jonny or Jon Jon.  He goes by any and all

His Medical label is Autism (see Our World with Autism) and Intellectual Deficit

His Spiritual label is wonderfully and creatively made.

He is a brother to 7 siblings, 3 older brothers, Nick, Alex and Aaron, 1 older sister, Brittaney and 3 younger sisters, Audriona, Angelina & Shekinah.

He is a child of God. 

He was born on October 10, 1997, a year of Jubilee. (see The Year of Jubilee) He came into the world fighting, but the Lord proclaimed victory. (see Battle)

When he was three, a prophetic word was spoken over him that he was called to be a prophet, one who would share the heart of God, his creator.   

One might wonder how that could be when he does not speak, or have the ability to share what goes on in his mind.  But, his life is a reflection of His Heavenly Father's Glory and his sense of wonder speaks the heart of his creator.  Through the windows of his soul, I hear His voice.