THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH(NEH 8-VERSE-10)-JOY SPRINGS ROM GOD-WHICH IS NOT DEPENDENT ON YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES OR YOUR PEFORMANCE-WHEN YOU REALIZE JUST HOW GREAT GOD'S LOVE FOR YOU REALLY IS-YOU BECOME LESS VULNERABLE TO DEPRESSION AND DESPAI
DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD IN THE LORD'S SIGHT SO ALL WILL GO WELL WITH YOU(DEUT 6-VERSE-18)THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS THE SMART THING TO DO-GOD'S COMMANDMENTS ARE NOT BURDENSOME OBLIGATIONS-BUT PATHWAYS TO JOYFUL-MEANINGFUL SATISFYING LIVES-GOD'S DEMAN
(JOHN 4-VERSE-5-24) IN A SMALL SAMARITIAN TOWN KNOWN AS SYCHAR-JESUS AND HIS ENTOURAGE STOPPED TO REST AT THE HISTORIC WELL-THAT JACOB GAVE HIS SON JOSEPH- IT WAS ABOUT NOON WHEN JESUS FOUND A SPOT TO SIT CLOSE-TO THE WELL WHILE THE DISCIPLES VENTU
(JOHN 5) JESUS-(TO THE DISABLED MAN) ARE YOU HERE IN THIS PLACE HOPING TO BE HEALED
DISABLED MAN-KIND SIR I WAIT LIKE ALL THESE PEOPLE-FOR THE WATERS TO STIR-BUT I CANNOT WALK IF IA MA TO BE HEALED IN THE WATERS SOMEONE MUST CARRY ME INTO THE POO
WHEN THE GREAT SHEPHERD APPEARS-YOU WILL RECEIVE A CROWN OF NEVER ENDING GLORY AND HONOR-IN HIS KINDNESS GOD CALLED YOU TO SHARE IN HIS ETERNAL GLORY BY MEANS OF CHRIST JESUS-SO AFTER YOU HAVE SUFFERED A LITTLE WHILE-HE WILL RESTORE-SUPPORT-AND-STRE
EVEN WHEN I WALK THROUGH THE DARKEST VALLEY-I WILL NOT BE AFFRAID FOR YOU ARE CLOSE BESIDE ME-YOUR ROD AND YOUR STAFF PROTECT AND COMFORT ME(PS 23-VERSE-4) INTIMACY WITH GOD HELPS YOU SEE HIS PERSONAL TOUCH IN YOUR LIFE EVERYDAY-HE IS YOUR CREATOR AN
JESUS SAID-IF YOU DO NOT CARRY YOUR OWN CROSS-AND FOLLOW ME YOU CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE(LUKE 14-VERSE-27) FOLLOWING JESUS IS COSTLY COMMITMENT -IT MEANS LEAVING BEHIND EVERYTHING-THAT MIGHT TAKE YOUR FOCUS OF HIM-AND DEVOTING YOURSELF TO HIM WITH ALL
HE PERSONALLY CARRIED OUR SINS IN HIS BODY ON THE CROSS-SO THAT WE CAN BE DEAD TO SIN AND LIVE FOR WHAT IS RIGHT-BY HIS WOUNDS YOU ARE HEALED(1 PET 2-VERSE-24) A CONGENTIAL DISEASE IS RAGING WITH IN YOU ALL THE TIME-IT IS CALLED SIN-SIN IS A DISEASE
YOU WILL HAVE SUCCESS-IF YOU ARE CAREFUL TO OBSERVE THE DECREES-AND LAWS THAT THE LORD GAVE MOSES FOR ISRAEL-BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS-DO NOT BE AFRAID OR DISCOURAGED(1 CHRON 22-VERSE-13) GOD WANTS ALL HIS CHILDREN-TO BE BLESSED AND SUCCESSFUL-ITS HIS
THE LORD GOD PLACED THE MAN IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN- TO TEND AND WATCH OVER IT- BUT THE LORD GOD WARNED HIM-YOU MAY FREELY EAT THE FRUIT OF EVERY TREE IN THE GARDEN-EXCEPT THE TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL-IF YOU EAT ITS FRUIT YOU ARE SURE TO