Joy. Who isn’t looking for true, inner, and lasting joy? From an early age I have battled depression. I could also say I find myself deeply frustrated many times when things don’t seem to be going as I hope or happening as quickly as I might want. Joy is something that can seem elusive, but could it be because we mistake real internal joy with fleeting happiness? And more so, if that is true, how can we not only find, but remain filled with joy regardless of circumstances?
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3 Characteristics of Heaven
It is the presence of God that brings fullness of joy and eternal pleasures. It’s his person that satisfies and eternally thrills the human heart. Heaven is not boring because God is infinitely fascinating! God is not a cosmic kill joy, but the source of all true and lasting joy.
4 Ways to Become More Childlike
I don’t know about you, but I know it’s true of me, and even Jesus’ first disciples, that it is easy to lose that sense of child-likeness. I know first-hand and in very deep ways, how easy it is to become cynical, jaded, even bitter, due to the disappointments, hurt and things you see or experience in dealing with people and in ministry on a very intimate level. Here are four ways Jesus calls us to become more childlike.
What is Truth?
It may be standing right in front you.
The Real but Irrational Struggle of Surrender
The other day, a friend of mine wrote me an e-mail requesting that I write an article about something he struggles with (along with anyone else, I think, who has seriously thought about it): truly surrendering your life to God. Why is surrendering our lives to God and his will such a struggle? I believeContinue reading “The Real but Irrational Struggle of Surrender”
Ben Foley 