tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500941927081282397.post8543794156411421780..comments2023-12-19T15:31:07.056+10:00Comments on Fullness of Joy: 'You Will Make Me Full of Joy'Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14392427700183064027noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500941927081282397.post-43009429010843457862014-01-17T18:31:12.278+10:002014-01-17T18:31:12.278+10:00Dani, more than anyone else, I had you in my mind ...Dani, more than anyone else, I had you in my mind as I was writing this post... what you and your sister, Anna, have been sharing on your blog through your difficult trial has really helped me put in perspective some of the struggles I am going through and all the darkness I see around me. That's true - sometimes we shrink away from books like Ecclesiastes because we misunderstand what the whole meaning is about - that God is the source of all joy and hope and beauty in life. He is our joy!<br /><br />Lots of love and thank you for commenting, Dani <3 God bless you and you're in my prayers!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392427700183064027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500941927081282397.post-61358566416846177492014-01-17T18:17:11.881+10:002014-01-17T18:17:11.881+10:00Rachel, how ironic that we share birthdays on the ...Rachel, how ironic that we share birthdays on the same week :D. Happy Birthday! But I am glad this post spoke to your heart that way - it is one of those hard things I find as well, to be able to grow up about life in our fallen world when I am so optimistic and bubbly as a person, and then you face those things with a thud and it is really tough. I think the scariest thing is when you see how you yourself change and grow cynical about things... and that is painful. And so comes to long slow journey of realizing, I should allow the Lord to help me define the meaning of joy and hope in my life - that <i>in spite</i> of the darkness, I can sing and be happy in God, because He is my exceeding joy!<br /><br />Lots of love and thank you for commenting, Rachel ^_^, it is such an encouragement to me!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392427700183064027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500941927081282397.post-28720882887513647732014-01-06T22:21:53.266+10:002014-01-06T22:21:53.266+10:00Emily dear... I am glad. *hugs* I am humbled and h...Emily dear... I am glad. *hugs* I am humbled and happy it struck a chord in you. If it is any good saying so, I needed to hear those words too. ^_^ Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392427700183064027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500941927081282397.post-37161085484558833142014-01-01T06:49:07.654+10:002014-01-01T06:49:07.654+10:00Thank you for sharing this, Joy. I've sort of ...Thank you for sharing this, Joy. I've sort of been realizing the same thing over the last year. What's amazing to me is how God has been tempering my heart more and more to understand this. Our pastor preached through the book of Ecclesiastes earlier this year, and to my amazement, I discovered that the entire point of the book was not pessimism or cynicism toward life. Rather, it was about finding satisfaction in God alone, realizing that God alone gives happiness. Happiness is not discovered or found in any one thing (as much as I would like to believe that it's found in tea). Joy is a gift that God gives to our hearts. Have a blessed new year!Danielle Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501447317033088220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500941927081282397.post-66828172279354580822014-01-01T02:58:46.804+10:002014-01-01T02:58:46.804+10:00What a beauty at a time when I needed it most. MY ...What a beauty at a time when I needed it most. MY birthday was on the 27th and I have been feeling a bit down since, oddly, because I never feel so. But your lovely post has encouraged me, its funny how you can hear an outside voice speak what you have been telling yourself all the while, but only then do your ears hear it. <br />Its hard to mature and start to see all the hardness in our fallen world, especially for those of us who seem to exist on another level, in a happy bubble. Its a grieving and troublesome revelation. I am happy you are learning to trust in Him for your everything, its the only thing that truly does help. <br />And oh what pleasures are in His presence, and what Love we feel. <br />Blessings and Happy New Year ! <br />many thanks for this post. <br />Rachel Hope Rachel Hope https://www.blogger.com/profile/03919147618907507933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500941927081282397.post-12116954553069565622013-12-31T14:14:17.459+10:002013-12-31T14:14:17.459+10:00I do believe this is my favorite post you have eve...I do believe this is my favorite post you have ever written, Joy-darling. Most likely because it so struck home to me.<br /><br />::hugs::<br />- em -Emily Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276243287071282744noreply@blogger.com