Daily Devotional with Pastor Eric and Rita Bahme: Daily Devotion from Pastor Eric & Rita

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Daily Devotion from Pastor Eric & Rita - Get Your Joy Back!

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Get Your Joy Back!

Today's Devotional Reading: Jas. 1-5

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December 15, 2012

By reading the scripture above each day you will read the Old Testament through in one year and the New Testament through twice in a year. This will change your life. Start Today!

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NIV)

TODAY'S WORD

, did you know that it is God's will for you to be joyful always? God wants you to be happy and carefree. He wants you to love your life no matter what your circumstances look like. In fact, when you have joy in the midst of difficult circumstances, it's the evidence that you have faith and trust that God is going to bring you through.

God's supernatural joy is strength. When you have His joy, you can stand strong no matter what's going on around you. You might say, "Eric, I'm just not a real jovial person. I'm more serious. I never laugh much." I realize God made us all differently, but you can train yourself to laugh more. I read where the average child laughs over 200 times a day, but the average adult only laughs 4 times a day (unless your my wife...she laughs all the time). What's happened? We've allowed the pressures of life, stress and more responsibilities to, little by little, steal our joy.

Make the decision today to get your joy back. Decide that you are going to look beyond your problems and look to God to see you through. Ask Him every day to fill you with His supernatural peace and joy so that you can live in His strength and victory all the days of your life!

A PRAYER FOR YOU TODAY

Heavenly Father, I humbly receive Your Word today. I choose to open my heart to You and invite You to fill me with Your joy and strength. Thank You for showing me Your goodness and empowering me with Your grace. I bless You today and always in Jesus' name. Amen.

, we really do love you and we pray this will be the best Christmas ever!

Pastor Eric & Rita

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