JoyUs Musing
Edition #7-4 Xmas
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JESUS - THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
Tis the season... to be peaceful! No stressing allowed!
One of my favorite songs in '60's by Simon and Garfunkel said, "Slow down, you move too fast, you got to make
the morning last."
During this Christmas season, everyone seems to be hurrying along, hustling and bustling with personal
agendas - gifts to buy, songs to sing, cookies to bake, parties to go to, and church functions to attend. In the
midst of all this rushing around, it is very easy to rush right past the reason for the season, Jesus.
If this is the ONLY life we have here on earth, where are we rushing to and what are we rushing about? When
are we going to stop and enjoy this life we have? When will we have time for what is really important?
We can be so busy, we are too busy. When we say, "I'm too busy to take time to..." and it sounds boastful,
everything is out of whack in our life and being busy has become our god. A god of self-importance. Everything
we do has meaning and purpose and accomplishment - and busy-ness. "I'm just too busy..." with the focus being
on "I."
Phil. 4:4 states, "Rejoice in the Lord alway and again I say rejoice!" (Always be full of joy in the Lord - Living
Bible). Often the one thing that we don't have time for is rejoicing in the Lord. We don't have time to tell God
how much we appreciate our lives - because we are too busy in those lives. And if we are too busy for time with
God, we are too busy.
To rejoice is filling up again - to "re-joy" - a refilling of our JOY. To refill our joy, we actually have to slow down.
We have to take time to read the Word of God every morning. We have to take time to spend with Him, simply
rejoicing in Him. The more time we spend with God, the more our JOY will overflow. You can't refill your joy - or
rejoice - without spending some time with God.
When I begin to feel stressful, I know I have stopped living and begun replacing God with busy-ness. When we
never meant for us to be stressed and He never meant for our lives to rush by without enjoyment.
Living is enjoying our life, every moment of it. Living is walking in JOY, relaxed and confident in God and His
Word. Living is savoring our life - tasting and seeing that the Lord is good.
I double-dog dare you to STOP this evening, grab a cocoa or your favorite drink, sit still for a few minutes and
just savour the moment. Think of all you are grateful for and rejoice in the Lord. And again I say, REJOICE!
"Life, I love you, all is groovy!"
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Inspiration Copyright © 2007 Nan C Loyd
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Upcoming teachings:
-- Stepping out before it's time
-- Going by feelings & emotions
-- The pressure of "NOW"
-- Settling for less
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God does not let us down. Ever.
Our faith lets us down - it fails us.
Get into the Bible, read it, meditate on
the scriptures and build up your faith
enough to overcome anything!
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There are only two things that cause us
failure in life:
It is either a Word problem - lack of Word
or
an obedience problem - failing to obey the
Word we know.
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