Joy: part two (2012 Study)

(if you have not read part one, scroll down to labels and click on 2012 Study)

In my last JOY post, I asked these questions:

What is Joy?

Do I have Joy?

Does God want us to have Joy?

Does God have Joy himself?

We went into depth to answer the first one, going into Hebrew words and definitions.

Now for the other 3.

Do I have Joy?...
Well, you are going to have to answer that one!

Does God want us to have Joy?...
I think absolutely YES! In the bible God tells us that there is a time for everything. For mourning, and for joy.

Does God have Joy himself?...
YES!! In his Word (the bible), it says that the joy of the LORD is our strength. So that tells us that he does indeed have JOY!

I would LOVE to hear your perspective on the word JOY in the comments, or you can share it with me privately by emailing my through the Contact Me page above.

Have a very JOYFUL Sunday!!!

Joy: part one (2012 study)

"You turned my wailing into dancing, you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy that my heart will sing to you and not be silent."
Psalm 30:11-12

What is Joy?

Do I have Joy?

Does God want us to have Joy?

Does God have Joy himself?

Joy: To spin around
Guwl: (Hebrew) Spin round

Hebrew:
Giyl: Revolution
Masows: An object of delight
Alaz: Jump
Aliyz: Exalt (lift up)
Ranan: Shout

After much researching the word joy, I came up with the above. After researching the word joy in Hebrew, I got the above. Go to your concordance in your bible, look up the word joy. There is TONS of verses with that word in them. JOY.

May the JOY of the Lord me your strength today!

I wake up in the mornings to birds singing. I have always loved that. Since spring is less than a week away, the birds are starting to come and sing again. Spring is my favorite season! It is a time when things start awakening. Don't you love that word, awakening. The flowers start to bloom, and there is a feeling in the air of newness. It just feels like something is fixing to happen. God has something new in store. I get to excited when I think of all God has planned for me, and in each chapter of our lives, he reveals something new. Spring is coming! A season of joy for me!

The Joy of the Lord is our strength!

2012 Study

One year, four different seasons, four different topics, one bible, different translations, one truth, one true God, one goal.

Love ~ Winter

Joy ~ Spring

Faith ~ Summer

Obedience ~ Fall

David
David had great Love for his people, he would weep when his enemy's died, David had Joy, expressed by his dancing and writing of Psalms, David's Faith was not shaken when he fought against a giant, David obeyed the Lord, he had obedience, when the prophets told him the word God sent to David through them and he did his best to listen and obey.

The Goal
To study about these topics and put it to action in our lives.



I encourage you to do your own study with the Lord, discipline yourself to do that, journal about it, and put it to action in your own lives. Let's make 2012 a Godly year, the answer to doing that? Read your bible, and obey God!