What Steals Your Joy?
As we were driving back from The Netherlands recently, we were listening to the pastor of our home church in America, Pastor Dave Rolph. He said something very interesting: “All Satan has to do...
Category: joy
3 Good Things From Bad Times
On Sunday I led the children at church in a few songs, and one of them was a very old favourite of mine which I’d taught my kids, and since they liked it I...
Pure Pleasure
We often have to fight problems that come with pleasure, like when we give them too much time so that they cut out more important things or dull our love for God. Or when...
Choosing Our Response
I think God is trying to show me right now that I can choose my response to what happens to me. In my head I know this, but my will and heart often need...
We are Blessed!
It occurred to me today, not for the first time, that it can be really helpful for our contentment to think about how people live that are less well off. We have been moving...
How Pollyanna Made Me More Joyful
When I was growing up I read the children’s classic ‘Pollyanna’ and it totally changed my thinking for life. Even though it’s not a Christian book I believe it encourages a Biblical principle, although...
How Do You Get Contented Babies and Happy Children?
Probably the one thing that we have had the most comments about when our children were babies is that they were very happy, and even now they still are like that (most of the...
Do You Enjoy Your Work Or Endure It?
Yesterday after dinner I was tired (as usual!) and thinking to myself, if I can just speed up and finish the dishes, clearing up and laundry then I might have 10 minutes to rest...
