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A New Year’s Quest: To Want What God Wants

January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 Lynne Fox 4 Comments fulfillment, God's character, joy, needs & longings, obedience

A lot of us think what God wants is boring. That’s a blatent lie. What God wants matches our deepest desires and fulfills us beyod imagination.

The best New Year's quest is to want what God wants and depend on Him to make it happen.

Meeting God

What Happened on the Cross? Suffering AND Joy.

April 7, 2017May 11, 2017 Lynne Fox 0 Comments joy, salvation, suffering, the cross

Sometimes suffering and joy coexist. Jesus suffered the agony of the cross for the joy set before Him. What was that joy? Gaining intimacy with us.

For the joy set before Him Jesus endures the cross. What is the joy set before Him? It's us. Us! We are His joy.

Forgiveness

Being Thankful Goes Far Deeper than Saying Thank You

January 6, 2017December 8, 2017 Lynne Fox 2 Comments joy, pain, receptivity, thankfulness

Being thankful goes much deeper than expressing appreciation. Truly being thankful requires a heart that trusts God for whatever He brings into our lives.

Both delight and affliction are gifts. Hidden behind both lays God's plan to bring us deep goodness.

Struggles & Joys