Wednesday, February 19, 2014

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.

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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…

[14%2520-%2520worship%255B5%255D.jpg]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~

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