resolve in your mind that you will choose joy."
-John Ortberg
This thought was my chief take-away from our Conexus group meeting "Exploring Grace" Sunday morning.
It's an ideal I'll admit to having quite a bit of trouble with, and that's probably why the Holy Spirit put it in my heart to stay. I must have repeated it aloud a dozen times this morning as I got ready for work and it seemed the pressure was building. I posted it on our internal wiki on the quotes page at work so I'd see it every time I opened a browser. I also hoped it would impress my colleagues - so far I've just gotten a couple strange looks :)
Is it just me or do forces conspire to rob us of this joy. But when we do choose to be joyful, it's a gift of grace that glorifies the father!
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