Almost everything I have read this morning has mentioned joy. What a sweet way to begin a life change...a new month, a seasonal weather change...joy! (Especially for the likes of me, a spring/summer lover...joy in learning to love.)
God Calling, my first read of a morning, leads today with Joy is the messenger, dear Lord, that bears our prayers to Thee. Immediately on reading that, the thought flashed that same Joy bears happy nonresistance back to me.
There...my just-realized definition of joy...happy nonresistance. Happy nonresistance fits all...in the face of a boon, in the face of a bane, happy nonresistance, or joy!
I suspect I've considered joy to be a feeling only of exuberance, of happy bursting at its seams. This morning I can accept that as true, too, on occasion, but it is possible...preferable...to live joy in happy nonresistance to life itself.
All of this shows the way of the above God Calling quote of January 8: Joy is the result of faithful trusting acceptance of My will when it seems not joyous.
One difference between the material mind and the spiritual mind...materially, we usually think of joy as akin to a personal goodie bag, while spiritually we accept joy as the way of life. No matter what is occurring before our eyes, it is God's will, God's way and, therefore, for our benefit...joy!
Thank you.
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