The Serious Business of Joy

Posted on June 2, 2014 by lyonsroarforgod

I heard a quote by Gareth Gilkeson of Rend Collective, a praise band out of Northern Ireland, that really made me stop and think.

“We need to get down to the serious business of joy….seriousness is not one of the fruits of the spirit, but joy is.”

I love, love, love, love this. Oh, did I mention that I love this? 🙂 Too many stony-faced Christians (and yes, I’ve been guilty of this on occasion); not enough pure, unadulterated, all-encompassing, I-can’t-believe-Jesus-loves-me JOY!

“God’s peace is joy resting. His joy is peace dancing.” (F.F. Bruce) Dance in your spirit today….the God who made the whole entire immense universe cares about you. No matter what problems you are facing, and we all have big ones sometimes, that is something to hold on to…something to bring you joy. Blessings, Lisa

What You Love

Posted on May 30, 2014 by lyonsroarforgod

“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.” ~Dr. Maya Angelou

“If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep streets like Beethoven composed music, sweep streets like Leontyne Price sings before the Metropolitan Opera. Sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say: Here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well.”