Hello!! I'm so happy to share with you my recent journal entry! Moriah, over at Quintessentially Living, is doing a journal prompt every month this year and because of the craziness of a new year I didn't do January. However, February came along and I was super excited to see the theme. It's "Discovering Joy in Jesus". 😁 One of my favorite topics! So I've been working on it this week and here it is. It can be done anytime of the month and I'm sure she'd love to have you join in! You can go over to her blog here and get the questions and see some verses she shared on joy. Such a blessing!
1. What gives you real, pure joy?
-Seeing the goodness of God in my life and those around me.
-Singing hymns with friends.
-Trusting in God completely.
-The love of God. Feeling it, seeing it, hearing it.
2. How does having joy personally affect your day to day life?
When I have joy, everything goes smoother, even if things are actually harder. My responses and attitude just seem to make the day brighter. Also, the joy rubs off on others. 😊
3. How do you want your joyful spirit to impact the ones around you?
I want to make them smile. I want to make them laugh. I want them to be able to relax, to enjoy the little things, and see how amazing God is. Because it is true, "The joy of the LORD is our strength."
4. Do you intentionally choose joy on a daily basis and if so, how?
Yes and no. I try to focus on the good things, big and little. And I remind myself that God is in control and how wonderful He is.
The last question was a little hard for me, because I don't "choose" joy every day. Yet the things I do focus on daily or "choose", ends up bringing me joy. 😀
So I'm curious. Could you choose one question and answer it in the comments? If you're doing the journal prompt or not, I'd really like hearing your answers!
Also, I just have to show you where I got my adorable calendar pictured at the top! (I found it through the handy dandy Pinterest!) You can get a free download of it at The Cottage Market. Isn't it so cute!?
Well, I hope you have a joy-filled day! God bless!
Great post Abigail! I like loved the pictures! 😀
ReplyDeleteHere is my answer the first question, what give me real pure joy.
-Spending time doing devotions.
-Remembering God's wonderful promises especially that He is always with me.
-Fellowshiping with fellow Christians and singing hymns with them. 😊🎵
-Seeing, Exploring, and taking pictures of God's beautiful creation.
Thanks so much, Malachi! That means a lot to me! :) Those are some wonderful things! And your pictures are great! ;)
DeleteWhat a great post!! I really enjoyed this! It's amazing to think of everything that gives us joy!! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of you holding the calendar! <3 And YAY for free printables!
I absolutely love your blog as well!
Aww, thank you so much Rosalyn!! 💓
DeleteRight!? I was so excited to find that calendar! 😂
Love the post! I choose question #2 :
ReplyDeleteIf I choose joy and keep choosing it throughout the day, not only does it make MY day better, but it affects those around me and so the whole day is just better. What made me really realize that was when I saw the quote "Attitudes are contagious. Make sure yours is worth catching." It is totally so true! We have been having "winter blues" and we stuck that on the fridge to remind ourselves of that. LOL, It helped A LOT. So, yeah, I really do try hard to choose joy on a daily basis! And keep choosing it! ��
P.S Your calendar is very cute!