Posted on September 2, 2021 by Catey Stover in Victory Call
“𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲.” – 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟭𝟱:𝟭𝟯 🙌
Just wanted to share a 🔎 God Sighting 🔍 from the other day. Lately my Scripture readings have been centered around the word ‘Joy.’ The joy of the Lord is a precious thing, and even in the midst of busy or difficult seasons, I want to experience it. About a week ago, I opened my Bible to the concordance and wrote down the address of every verse that contains the word ‘joy.’ Every day, I write down one verse, study the chapter, and meditate on why the people in the text experienced joy and how it can apply to my life.
The other day, I was babysitting my precious niece. As we were playing with the rubber duckies I keep in my room (don’t ask!), she pulled a clear bag off of my bedside table that has been there since Christmas. It was a book my church had given me for serving in Children’s Ministry, but I always assumed it was just a notebook, so I never opened it.
She took out the book and it was titled, ‘Choose Joy: 3 Minute Devotionals for Women.’ When I saw it, I smiled, because I knew it was a book God had sitting in my bedroom for this very moment. But the story doesn’t stop there. My niece looked at me and insisted we read it together. When I suggested that we read one of the picture books I had in my house specifically for her, she kept saying ‘No! I want to read this little book.’ 📒
So there I was, snuggled up on the couch underneath a big fuzzy blanket, reading all about the joy of the Lord with sweet Bella Rose. Not only was I *reading* about the joy of the Lord, but I was EXPERIENCING it because the Lord gave me such a gift in THAT moment. In HIS presence. WITH my sweet, love-filled, giggly niece. It was one of those ‘Thank you, Lord’ highlights of my month.
Deuteronomy 31:8 tells us that the Lord is with us. That begs the question, have you had a God-Sighting in this past month? If so, write it down! Don’t forget it! It’s a great thing to revisit when times get tough.
Written by Erin C.: Erin served for four years as a Marketing Assistant and Staff Writer. She loves encouraging women through her Victory Calls and finds such joy in praying for her sisters in Christ. Her favorite activities include reading her Bible, encouraging others with scripture, buying new makeup, buying dresses, and eating at the Cheesecake Factory… In that order!
Think About This: Spiritual strongholds begin with a thought. One thought becomes a consideration. A consideration develops into an attitude, which leads then to action. Action repeated becomes a habit, and a habit establishes a “power base for the enemy,” that is, a stronghold. – Elisabeth Elliot
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This Week’s Verse to Memorize: 23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave [f]us commandment. -1 John 3:23
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