In our Bible Talk we have been going through the Fruits of the Spirit.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23
So far, I have written about Love and Joy. (Check out those posts at Love, Love, Love, and Have a Joyful and Happy Day.) This past week, Brad and I led a discussion on Peace.
So, if you remember my post from yesterday, Have a Good Day, I had started talking about something my mom had said to me at the end of one of our phone conversations.
For whatever reason, the whole phrase really stood out to me. Probably because I have been working on the whole joyful and happiness bit. Not to mention – trying to be productive. But that’s a story for another day. Namely, tomorrow…
Today, I am going to focus on Joyful and Happy.
There is actually quite a bit of controversy in religious circles about these two words and their meanings, believe it or not. Some theologians want to separate them and classify them as two entirely different things, while others point out the synonymous ways in which they’re used in the Bible. So, which one is correct?
Sunday afternoon I went on a date with my son. We had a great time! I let him choose where to eat and what to do afterwards. He almost couldn’t believe it – he was in control of pretty much everything! You could just feel his excitement!
For our date, Spencer chose a local Mexican restaurant, followed by a movie. We had a great time just talking and hanging out – just the two of us. In fact, after the movie, he wasn’t ready to go home yet – he wanted to walk around the mall for a while!
Now, we’ve done things without Brad and Ellie before, but it has been a while. It’s way more common for Brad and Spencer to head to Buffalo Wild-Wings for talks over the hottest wings they can handle. Or, for Ellie and me to head to Justice or Claire’s in search of the latest toy craze. So, for it to be just Spencer and me – alone for the entire afternoon – it was awesome!
So, as I was reviewing the great time I had on Spencer’s and my date, I realized a few pretty key things. The time we spent together really shed a lot of light as to what was in his head – and his heart.
Hello! My name is Meghan. I am the wife of one, mother of two. I started A Faith-Filled Family to tell our family’s journey in finding faith and joy. My hope is that it will…
It’s funny what fear does to the body. Your heart rate increases, palms start to sweat, maybe your mouth goes dry.
But, then what? Do you go, full-force, at whatever it is? Or, do you freeze?
