Joy!

“Joy!”

"Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength" (Neh 8:10). ♥️🙏Lord Jesus, thank you for the joy inside of me! I once thought I could design my own purpose, make my own call, and serve the biggest version of me I could be—only to find I was walking, but dead!  I wanted some parts of Jesus, not all. And Jesus said to me, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God” (Lk 9:60). I had to bury my anger,bitterness, doubt, unforgiveness, and fear, and walk away from my grave site, draped in my HeavenlyFather’s grace and made righteous by the blood of Christ.I am so full of joy that the world can’t comprehend it! Lord, daily, with your tender mercies,healing hands, unending love, and strengthening grace, I know that You’re giving me faith lessons, so that life’s distress becomes an opportunity for spiritual holiness (success).

Rev Dr. Lula Mae Phillips