So here's my first post. I guess I'll just explain the name I decided upon. Recently I've come down with a case of something. It's quite intense. I don't think the doctors can do anything about it, and I don't think I would want them to. I'm not sure what it's called but it has some extreme symptoms. I'm not sure what to do about it but I think I'll go and make an amateur guess that what I've become subject to......is an intense case of Joy in the Lord.
I am constantly noticing the small things, like some wild flowers on the side of the road on my 45 minute drive to Duluth, and thinking that they were strategically placed there by God for my delight. I see magnificent clouds in the sky that I've never noticed in these parts before, huge fluffy clouds that I like to call "the mountains of Minnesota", for that is what they resemble. I get into my car after church and my favorite song is playing on the radio. I see my 3 year old cousin grinning wide and giggling loudly, finding immense delight in something as simple as blowing bubbles. All these little gifts from God bring a smile to my face and joy to my heart.
I tried using a name generator to find a good name for my blog, and kept coming up short. I searched random quotes, then quotes about love, for what is greater than the Father's love for us? But still, I didn't find anything I really liked. Then I finally used my head and moved my cursor to the right hand corner of my laptop and used the google search box to find Bible passages about love.
Many great verses came up, including the famous 1 Corinthians 13 (if you're not familiar with this verse, look it up, you won't be disappointed :] ) and 1 John 4:8 " Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (NIV) " which both really stuck out to me (and I'll probably elaborate about them in a later post) but nothing really felt right for the title of my blog.
So it then occurred to me to look up Bible verses about joy and wha-la, the very first one , Psalm 27:6, had just what I was looking for. "Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.(NIV)" "with shouts of joy" was the winner for me, it so neatly described my recent overflow of happiness, the "deep seeded joy" as one of my friends once put it.
As I have been changing over the past year, my thoughts have been transformed as well. Before my thoughts of God and Jesus were reserved for church and those rare moments. But now my heart has been transformed to constantly be acknowledging the greatness of God in everything I see! and it has brought me immense joy! What makes you joyful? I'd like to know =D
I am constantly noticing the small things, like some wild flowers on the side of the road on my 45 minute drive to Duluth, and thinking that they were strategically placed there by God for my delight. I see magnificent clouds in the sky that I've never noticed in these parts before, huge fluffy clouds that I like to call "the mountains of Minnesota", for that is what they resemble. I get into my car after church and my favorite song is playing on the radio. I see my 3 year old cousin grinning wide and giggling loudly, finding immense delight in something as simple as blowing bubbles. All these little gifts from God bring a smile to my face and joy to my heart.
I tried using a name generator to find a good name for my blog, and kept coming up short. I searched random quotes, then quotes about love, for what is greater than the Father's love for us? But still, I didn't find anything I really liked. Then I finally used my head and moved my cursor to the right hand corner of my laptop and used the google search box to find Bible passages about love.
Many great verses came up, including the famous 1 Corinthians 13 (if you're not familiar with this verse, look it up, you won't be disappointed :] ) and 1 John 4:8 " Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (NIV) " which both really stuck out to me (and I'll probably elaborate about them in a later post) but nothing really felt right for the title of my blog.
So it then occurred to me to look up Bible verses about joy and wha-la, the very first one , Psalm 27:6, had just what I was looking for. "Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.(NIV)" "with shouts of joy" was the winner for me, it so neatly described my recent overflow of happiness, the "deep seeded joy" as one of my friends once put it.
As I have been changing over the past year, my thoughts have been transformed as well. Before my thoughts of God and Jesus were reserved for church and those rare moments. But now my heart has been transformed to constantly be acknowledging the greatness of God in everything I see! and it has brought me immense joy! What makes you joyful? I'd like to know =D
oh and here are those adorable kids loving the bubbles =] 
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God bless
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God bless
what makes me joyful? well, for starters, i have to say that i experienced much joy reading your blog because it's showing the fruit of God at work in your life. and THAT, katy, makes me very joyful! He is forming and shaping you into an amazing women of God who is after His heart and about the ways of His heart.
ReplyDeletewhat else? ...
God's faithfulness brings me joy.
His relentless love.
laughing so hard ya cry.
time with family...i love my neices and nephews so much. time with them is joyful.
time with dear friends.
working on campus.
God's Word.
summer days by the lake.
stars and their Creator.
these are a few things... :)
blessings to you as you continue to journey with Christ. love to you!