2011-12-29T10:29:31-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/joy http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/tomorrows-weather-6514 2011-12-29T10:29:31-05:00 You can stand this stormy season if you know it won't rain forever. Oh, you have hurt, but because of Jesus you have hope. So don't be discouraged. I have seen tomorrow's weather. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/facing-the-flame-6480 2011-11-14T11:43:35-05:00 Could it be that we've gotten so busy and even so involved in accumulating blessing at our church, at our conferences, and our Bible studies that we have walked right by the people who are facing the flames? You know, we're all called to rescue them. http://truewoman.com/?id=1690 2011-05-26T16:05:45-05:00 Can you imagine what it would be like to have just received the New Testament in your own language for the very first time? http://ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=3013 2010-11-09T21:21:55-05:00 What would it be like to have a sense of joy that continued even in times of trouble? Such was the deep joy that the apostle Paul experienced--even in prison. His contentment was neither dependent on circumstances nor changed by difficulty. In his brief letter to the Philippians, Paul will show you too how to live joyfully in every situation. http://truewoman.com/?id=866 2010-09-08T16:01:47-05:00 So many times I’ve thought “I don’t want to ever forget this moment.” The look in my son’s eyes as his bride walked down the aisle; my husband’s “welcome home” embrace as I returned from a third-world country; the joy of freedom after years of spiritual bondage; the night I first realized I was loved by the King of kings. http://truewoman.com/?id=971 2010-09-08T14:40:48-05:00 Get to know Jennifer Rothschild—a woman who, despite her blindness—is marked by deep joy and trust in God. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/sunsets-in-the-puddles-6131 2010-07-23T15:23:05-05:00 How you handle what you don't like is the difference between peace and frustration, between contentment and anger, and between joy and discouragement. It's all about what you dwell on, not what you're going through. If you dwell on what's beautiful, if you dwell on what God is doing, or how you can lift up other people, you could be unsinkable no matter how many icebergs there are. For as one man said, "To those who look for providences, there will always be a providence to see." Choose joy! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/brighter-skies-ahead-6089 2010-05-17T16:23:00-05:00 Paul says, "we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." Temporary. This too shall pass. And the day on the other side of this night is going to be awesome! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/breaking-through-thick-ice-6062 2010-04-06T09:44:21-05:00 As you pray, God may very well show you things that He wants you to do, things He wants you to change. They may be part of what has created the ice. Tell Him, "Lord, here's my heart. Take it wherever You want it to go." And then open yourself up to the warmth of His love, and grace, and goodness, and His amazing ability to do whatever it takes to get our attention. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-painful-road-to-greater-results-6024 2010-02-17T14:47:22-05:00 Before the fruit, comes the pruning. I imagine if a vine could talk, he'd say to the pruner, "You're killing me, man!" And the gardener would say, "I know it hurts, but I'm actually removing things you don't really need so you can explode with greater fruit." That may be exactly what's happening in your life right now. It doesn't feel good, but it is good. God is lovingly removing things you think you need.