Don't look to anything external to give you joy; Joy is one of the fruits of your recreated human spirit, so it's in you. Your spirit produces endless joy; true joy and happiness have nothing to do with what's going on around you. Our joy is independent of circumstances; we are joyful in adversity, the Bible says: count it all joy, when you go through diverse tests James 1:2. Be joyful always! The spirit of God does more for and with us in an atmosphere of joy and happiness; so make up your mind to be joyful today and always.
JESUS LOVES ME! HE HAD MY LIFE ALL PLANNED OUT. I was born into a Roman Catholic family setting, with a strong influence of the Roman Catholic culture running through the entire family because my maternal Grandparents had been very committed and recognized leaders in the Roman Catholic Church. I was baptized and confirmed at an early age and soon enlisted as an Altar Boy (Mass Server). At this early age, the Priests and Reverend Fathers in charge of our local assembly (mostly foreigners, especially from Ireland), deliberately sought to groom, tailor and mentor me in the direction of becoming a Roman Catholic Priest, encouraging me to attend the Seminary once I came of age. I grew up with this background and was indoctrinated in it until I had my first encounter with another Christian Group in my Secondary School days when a group from the Scripture Union organized a fellowship in our school and preached the gospel to me. I attended a few of their fellowship meetings and tried to ...
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