A Year for Joy by Meagan Taylor
“a happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing…” Proverbs 17:22
purpose… The purpose, as I like to think, being glad and joyous in Him and Him delighting in us! He created us to experience gladness and joy first and foremost. At just 6 weeks old babies start I want to encourage each one you smiling. At such a young age, to find joy and gladness each and they’re able to communicate when every day. God loves you always they’re happy, glad and content. and He created you intentionally After my recent 6 week appoint- and purposefully and has goodment with my second son, I was ness planned for you! Make a amazed as I realised just how decision today to enjoy your life, incredibly God created us. He cre- to laugh at yourself and to find joy ated my son in way that allows him in the things that frustrate you. to show joy and gladness – one He put joy in your heart from the of his first ways of communicating beginning and made you to smile when everything else is just basic radiantly! Nothing you’ve ever survival. He created my son in a done will ever take away from the way that allows him to recognise pleasure God experiences from and show gladness to us, his care- your joy and smile. takers. From the very beginning of With this in mind, I pray that we his life… My son can show me his enter into the New Year with purgladness and content! How amaz- suing this joy! That this joy in the ing is that? Lord will be our strength, our hope It got me thinking… God didn’t and our desire going forwards. create humans like this by acciMay you and your families have a dent. He created us like this for a blessed and joyous year.
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