{"id":15703,"date":"2016-05-11T19:59:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T00:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianrep.com\/blog\/?p=15703"},"modified":"2016-05-11T19:59:08","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T00:59:08","slug":"choose-joy-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianrep.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/11\/choose-joy-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose Joy Bible Study"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Choose<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m personally inviting you to this Choose Joy Bible Study. If you don\u2019t have the book, I encourage you to hop on Amazon and get a copy or head over to your local Christian Bookstore and grab one there.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019m so excited about this 4 Week Bible Study!\u00a0 Joy doesn\u2019t come easy for many of us and with the issues that we face daily, sometimes we wonder if we\u2019ll ever see\/feel or have joy again.<\/p>\n

The truth of the matter is that we can, and on a daily basis.\u00a0 Choosing joy is possible, regardless of darkness that seems to surround you.<\/p>\n

It is my desire that as we go through this study together you\u2019ll not only choose joy but that you\u2019ll daily display that the JOY of the Lord is YOUR strength!\u00a0 Neh 8:10.<\/p>\n

I know how painful day after day of troubles and trials are.\u00a0 I know just how frightful and discouraging life\u2019s issues are.\u00a0 I know firsthand financial troubles, health issues with children and how the sting of unemployment affects families.\u00a0 I know the loneliness and fear that can consume your heart during those times of complete darkness and sorrow.\u00a0 I know how tightly discouragement holds on to you, rendering you powerless to even lift your head sometimes.\u00a0\u00a0 I know the pain and grief of families being torn apart and loved ones dying, never to hear their sweet voices or see their precious smile again.\u00a0 I know how guilt and shame leaving you feeling like you have no right to blessings.\u00a0 I know how the pain of any situation is enhanced when night falls and the silence of darkness surrounds you.<\/p>\n

But\u2026. <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I also KNOW the ONE who is right beside me as I\u2019m struggling to choose joy and trust His will!\u00a0 As I\u2019m traveling through the darkness, HE doesn\u2019t mind living there to protect me, to strengthen me and to guide me.<\/p>\n

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Our darkest days are no surprise to HIM.\u00a0 Our tears of pain, aches of discouragement and feelings of failure are no surprise to Him.\u00a0 Our anger and questions screamed at the top of our hearts because we simply don\u2019t understand does not cause Him to worry or wonder what will happen.<\/p>\n

I know how choosing joy through all of that is possible!\u00a0 It\u2019s not us it is HIM.<\/p>\n

\"Joy<\/a><\/p>\n

Can you imagine how your heart will be swimming in true joy, even when you wonder just how things will work out at all?\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Can you imagine the joy that others around you will experience, because joy is highly contagious?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Can you imagine living a life of joy, simply because you choose to? And we know that we can do all things through Christ. Phil 4:13. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Each week there will be a pdf to download with a Memory verse and some open questions to get your heart focused on Choosing Joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s strengthen our resolve by studying this together and choosing joy together.<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t wait to see you and study this with you. \u00a0Dive right in and choose joy!<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m personally inviting you to this Choose Joy Bible Study. If you don\u2019t have the book, I encourage you to hop on Amazon and get a copy or head over to your local Christian Bookstore and grab one there.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019m so excited about this 4 Week Bible Study!\u00a0 Joy doesn\u2019t come easy for many of … <\/p>\n

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