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"Adopt a lifestyle of thanksgiving and discover that no matter how messy life gets, God will make it good. Each moment that you're given is a precious gift from God. You can choose to have a thankful attitude and live each moment full of joy, simply because God is good. In The Power of Thank You, renowned Bible teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer encourages us to take a look at ourselves and the importance of being thankful....
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"Joy is not just a "happy feeling" based on our circumstances or on things we possess-it is an unshakable stability in our spirit that comes from the strength of the Lord. The apostle Paul has been called the apostle of joy. In his letter to the Philippians-widely considered to be the most joyful book in all of scripture-Paul uses the Greek words for joy and rejoicing 13 times in only 11 verses! Paul talks about experiencing joy in all circumstances,...
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Based on the New York Times bestseller Every Day a Friday, this companion audiobook is designed to help listeners see every day of the week as a gift from God, and to live each day with gratitude, good humor, and faith. The collection is divided into seven key sections, each designed to build on the next. The goal is for listeners to take just a brief time each day to listen and reflect, to put events and circumstances in perspective, and to give...
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Shortly after being hired by Yale University to study joy, Gorrell got word that a close family member had died by suicide. Less than a month later, she lost her father to a fatal opioid addiction and her nephew to sudden cardiac arrest. The theoretical joy she was researching at Yale suddenly felt unattainable in the fog of grief she now found herself in. She began volunteering at a women’s maximum-security prison, where she met people who...
14) Seeing green
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You know that feeling, don't you? That heart sting when someone else receives the very thing you desire. When your best friend announces her engagement. When your sister says she's pregnant. When your coworker gets the promotion. You tell yourself you're happy for her, but you feel a hint of something else. That something is envy. What if, in those moments, you were able to turn away from the green glow of envy, and see the spotlight of God's glory...
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"Can joy come from suffering? We think of suffering as the worst of all evils. Our culture tells us to avoid it at all costs. But can suffering produce growth in us when we learn to endure it . . . then value it . . . then allow God to redeem it? John Perkins' response to suffering at the hands of a white sheriff in a Mississippi jail became the springboard that God used to put him in front of U.S. presidents, international politicians, and evangelical...
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"Cultive un estilo de vida de agradecimiento y descubra que, no importa cuán caótica se torne la vida, Dios puede hacerla hermosa. Cada momento que se nos da es un regalo precioso de Dios. Si bien no siempre tenemos el control de lo que nos sucede, podemos optar por tener una mentalidad agradecida y vivir cada momento lleno de alegría, confiando y creyendo que Dios está cumpliendo el propósito final de nuestra historia. En El poder de la...