#6 Squeezed by Joy

At church this week, a leader challenged us to ask the Lord what he had left for the year 2018. A friend nearby looked at me, pointed, and said, “Joy!” I love that friends are now associating me with joy, that’s amazing!

I’m grateful for my friend’s reminder because my initial response to the challenge was not joy, it actually exposed frustration in my heart. 2018 has been another frustrating year with lots of potential but no take off. Don’t get me wrong, it has been doused with joy, love, faithfulness, and so much more. I have nothing to complain about and every reason to be thankful. But, this frustration was pretty loud Sunday morning.

As I’ve asked the Lord about it, letting him search and heal my heart, I’ve kept JOY in the forefront of our conversation. I asked God to let joy squeeze the remaining days of 2018. Can you picture what that looks like? Joy embracing the next 24 days with a full-body hug…not letting go…past the point of awkward…tightening until we surrender…squeezing until every God-ordained minute is complete.

I pray that you will feel joy’s strong embrace throughout this year and into the next. What do you think it will look like?


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Author: Adrienne Scott

There are the three things you need to know about me. I am a child of God, and I love being about his business; I have a gigantic heart for discipleship, worship, leadership, and creative things; I could eat BBQ morning, day, and night. For more information, see the ABOUT page

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  1. Joy squeezing me in a bear hug would look like putting on a coat to go out in the cold. Turning on a light in a dark room. Speaking a word that causes a complete stranger to respond with a smile, even better if they laugh out loud. Last but not least, reading an article written from a pure heart, even better when that pure heart is your daughter.😍

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