Joy Gives Me Strength

The work I do involves not only long hours on my feet, I am constantly in motion.  As I am no longer a spring chicken, I am constantly thanking God for giving me His strength.

At one point, I reminded myself that I am full of the Joy of the Lord. I noticed I was almost running up the stairs, which I haven't done in a long time. I felt like I was in my 20s when I used to run up and down stairs.

The Bible teaches us that our thoughts and emotions  affect our bodies. Joy, which is an aspect of the fruit of the Spirit, definitely gives me spring chicken energy. 😀

The joy of the Lord is my strength. ❤️

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Relevant Bible verses:

"A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones." Proverbs 14: 30

"A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken." Proverbs 15: 13

"A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones." Proverbs 17: 22

"For as he thinks in his heart, so is he." Proverbs 23: 7

"Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law." Galatians 5: 22-23

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