tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313031977350009481.post7838600812243077185..comments2023-09-24T11:15:57.984-05:00Comments on From The Heart Online: Lies That Rob Me of Joy: Lie #4From The Heart Onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00436490842039694556noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313031977350009481.post-32304920535165947632010-08-24T00:36:59.160-05:002010-08-24T00:36:59.160-05:00Hi Sabrina. That's a powerful statement: "...Hi Sabrina. That's a powerful statement: "I realize that it isn't really gone, I'm just letting emotions take over lately" ... totally get that.From The Heart Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436490842039694556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313031977350009481.post-16592377201893769592010-08-23T22:44:56.051-05:002010-08-23T22:44:56.051-05:00I haven't been reading blogs for awhile, now, ...I haven't been reading blogs for awhile, now, but I'm so glad I was able to pop by and read yours. I have been dealing with depression lately, and feeling lost as to where my joy went. I realize that it isn't really gone, I'm just letting emotions take over lately, and lack of sleep.<br /><br />I love watching children. They truly know how to express their joy. And I love how Sabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366504500666420418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313031977350009481.post-17656669365137859812010-08-20T20:53:02.890-05:002010-08-20T20:53:02.890-05:00Thanks Alisa. I pray for more understanding in thi...Thanks Alisa. I pray for more understanding in this area of joy and trust. Hard stuff - simple, but difficult.From The Heart Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436490842039694556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313031977350009481.post-11332416063880365552010-08-20T11:15:36.026-05:002010-08-20T11:15:36.026-05:00I love your explanaition of the difference between...I love your explanaition of the difference between joy and happiness. I totally agree! This statement really brought it home, "Joy is trusting that God is in control."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07194577170300476509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313031977350009481.post-12203560854900031162010-08-20T08:45:24.705-05:002010-08-20T08:45:24.705-05:00Casia - thanks for coming along for the series.
...Casia - thanks for coming along for the series. <br /><br />A wise friend of mine seems to have latched onto a truth that helps her trust in God during those hard, dark times. It is in this verse:<br /><br />James 1:17 "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."<br /><br />She says the 'From The Heart Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436490842039694556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313031977350009481.post-50925693429038524452010-08-20T08:38:43.630-05:002010-08-20T08:38:43.630-05:00MTJ - thanks for joining me on the journey.
V - I...MTJ - thanks for joining me on the journey.<br /><br />V - I know what you mean - it's hard to understand! The decision though, I think is not to 'be joyful', but to trust God. It is in trusting God that I can find joy, even in sadness. I can be sad and joyful (because I trust God) simultaneously. <br /><br />It's amazing (and slightly daunting), that it all seems to boil down toFrom The Heart Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436490842039694556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313031977350009481.post-3265507807076594552010-08-20T08:16:11.133-05:002010-08-20T08:16:11.133-05:00I think I needed to read this. I am going through ...I think I needed to read this. I am going through a tough time in my life right now and it is hard for me to find joy. I know God is directing my life this way for some reason but I just don't understand it and it is difficult for me to trust that He is in control. Sometimes I wish I had more control over my life so I can take it in another direction. I don't like how my life is going Cascia Talberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12001701584084843029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313031977350009481.post-12615257818185426302010-08-19T21:52:12.236-05:002010-08-19T21:52:12.236-05:00If happiness is a emotion and joy is a decision, t...If happiness is a emotion and joy is a decision, then that would mean you consciously decide to be joyful which means in addition youll get the happiness emotion?<br />Or have i lost it?<br /><br />In counselling we learnt feeling in a conscious decision. if you want to be happy its a matter of deciding so, as feeling leads to thinking which leads to action.<br /><br />Example: i feel happy, i vonimollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570424186120358002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313031977350009481.post-91213306993680578632010-08-19T10:25:03.187-05:002010-08-19T10:25:03.187-05:00Hi Kim,
I've really been blessed the past few...Hi Kim,<br /><br />I've really been blessed the past few days by your writing on this topic. I think each of us face emotional circumstances as believers and emotions can wreak havoc in our walk with Christ.<br /><br />I'm learning to differentiate between my emotions and my faith in God. <i>True joy is always accompanied by God's peace and contentment.</i><br /><br />As you say, &MTJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694085588658653915noreply@blogger.com