Happy Friday! It's that day. The end of the week. The moment when you sing your George Jones song, "It's finally Friday..." Your ready to enjoy that wonderful weekend because it's been one of those crazy hard weeks. Sometimes those weeks are so heavy, that we're just happy for Friday because the week is finally over. Then we begin thinking about Monday.
I actually love Mondays... yep, I'm one of those odd folks who sees the week anew with new opportunities to make change. But some of us dread Monday. We dread it so much so that our weekend is miserable. We dread what is coming so much that we lose sight of the fact we could truly enjoy our time off. I am blessed to have a boss whose motto is "Work hard, Play hard". She truly believes that when we are at home, we need to be at home and enjoy every minute of the time we have with our family, friends, and our personal hobbies. She does not believe in us working so hard that we never regenerate.
So what does this mean? It means enjoy life. Enjoy what we have been provided. Take time to set aside the heaviness that brings us down, and just enjoy all the blessings we have. In the words of my friend Steve... "Live is Good". No matter how hard life is, he always ends his day with "Life is Good". As you read Pastor Joyce's word for the day, take inventory of all that is good in your life and thank God for his goodness.
The Garment of Praise January 15
A spirit of
heaviness creates weariness of the soul, causes vision to become clouded and
hope to be deferred, making the heart sick.
Falling prey to this spirit makes one doubt the goodness and care of God
often robbing joy. There is little
strength where joy is lacking consequently many will give up the fight
necessary to go in and possess the promises of God for their life.
A major part of
Christ’s mission on earth besides bringing salvation was to bind up the broken
hearted and heal their wounds. He came
with such an anointing that the enemy departs at the mere mention of His
name. According to Isaiah 61:3 His
anointing carried the power, “ to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that
they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he
might be glorified.”
Christ in us is our
hope of glory, we simply can’t allow the spirit of heaviness to drag us down
and defeat us in pursuing our destiny.
We were created for greatness and can do all things through Christ who
strengthens us.
Stop and listen to
the trees clap their hands, and join in their chorus of praise then ask God to
give you a strategy for breaking through to victory over the enemy. There is a gift in all of us stamped with a
specific assignment from God to change our world. Listen carefully to what the spirit is saying
while you ponder and chew on the Word of God.
Get direction for your life.
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