tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post517361218430271807..comments2023-04-16T03:39:01.391-05:00Comments on Living Above Ministries: Choose Joy AnywayPennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268584870305231307noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-46561830143112121172010-08-21T20:45:26.179-05:002010-08-21T20:45:26.179-05:00Oh Penny, I so enjoy reading how God is working in...Oh Penny, I so enjoy reading how God is working in your life!! Thank-you for sharing & encouraging us all to choose joy!<br />JessicaOur Family for His Gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754215555608896525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-24922159125638668712010-08-19T11:53:11.668-05:002010-08-19T11:53:11.668-05:00yesterday i was at the funeral of a fifteen year o...yesterday i was at the funeral of a fifteen year old, i struggled to find joy, yet in the mist of it all i realised that he was free. That he had gone to be with Jesus and yes i found joy in that xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-57237460734515324492010-08-18T22:30:56.995-05:002010-08-18T22:30:56.995-05:00Isn't it interesting how God chooses to test u...Isn't it interesting how God chooses to test us? Not only does He want us to share what we're learning, but He wants us to LIVE it! Thanks for sharing a GREAT example of living your faith!Ashley Picheahttp://apfreewriting101.blogspot.com/p/about-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-60923607925790357902010-08-18T20:44:00.003-05:002010-08-18T20:44:00.003-05:00OHHHH NOOOO!!! God love ya, what an ordeal. Wate...OHHHH NOOOO!!! God love ya, what an ordeal. Water, plumbing, AUGH. Do I feel your pain, and do I admire your forbearance and ability to choose joy.Marieannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263696350269206879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-83838955042237632282010-08-18T18:43:20.057-05:002010-08-18T18:43:20.057-05:00This is something I work on almost every day. I c...This is something I work on almost every day. I can choose joy when circumstances aren't sunny, but what eludes me is how to stay positive when a chemical imbalance drags me down.<br /><br />Thank you for this message!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423802244845816945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-69072511807079819412010-08-18T15:53:29.164-05:002010-08-18T15:53:29.164-05:00I want to be succinct with this response - but it ...I want to be succinct with this response - but it might be hard. Almost three years ago I had a stroke that nearly killed me (BP was 287/175). <br /><br />I was caregiver to my disabled husband - also a stroke survivor. I was sole breadwinner in my home - far from family. As I lay in the ambulance thinking I might die - I asked Father to preserve my life or provide my husband with good quality of life without me. <br /><br />With every moment I continued to draw breath - moments, minutes, hours, days later - I rejoiced. <br /><br />As I went in and out of the ICU - both going in and coming out - I rejoiced. For medical care, for loving friends and clergy, for the USA and medical schools. <br /><br />Above all the many, many tender mercies offered me then (and now) was this overarching fact: God was very aware of me and I was very aware of God. He gave me trial - He gives me trial - so I will seek His face and find peace in Him.Sharon Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888969860359917900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-69030447696809467352010-08-18T14:16:27.644-05:002010-08-18T14:16:27.644-05:00Thank you for this reminder. I do need to chose j...Thank you for this reminder. I do need to chose joy! Thanks for stopping my blog also. You are such a sweet friends. Praying for you!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13558798326971730953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-46111452559341093052010-08-18T10:27:14.008-05:002010-08-18T10:27:14.008-05:00Great to meet you! Definitely some days I need to...Great to meet you! Definitely some days I need to focus on counting it all joy. :D Great post! Came by from iFellowship!<br /><br />Have a great day!<br />SherrySherry @ Lamp Unto My Feethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997081715350310581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-57408938847585718002010-08-18T10:26:03.439-05:002010-08-18T10:26:03.439-05:00Thank you for this post. I needed to hear this. ...Thank you for this post. I needed to hear this. I've had something that's been trying to bring me down for a week now, and I keep trying to remember to pray about it instead of be frustrated. I need to also find joy...There is more than enough to be joyful about! Thanks.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080771051903128143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-77091141485147130132010-08-18T10:18:08.898-05:002010-08-18T10:18:08.898-05:00Hi Penny. Thanks for the reminder to choose joy. ...Hi Penny. Thanks for the reminder to choose joy. I am picking up your button. For now, it is going in my sidebar until I get a scrolling one.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807434285554893291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-61922603838089303092010-08-18T08:59:42.650-05:002010-08-18T08:59:42.650-05:00Penny .... thanks for the reminder today. I'm ...Penny .... thanks for the reminder today. I'm bogged down, overwhelmed and ready to to cry at the drop of a hat. <br /><br />Last week it was my photography studio that flooded ... and took several days and several trips from the carpet cleaners to get the horrid smell out. Yesterday it was the air conditioner repairmen in my studio who destroyed my projection system {which I discovered only minutes before a client was due to arrive}... last night the refrigerator water dispenser that got stuck and wouldn't turn off. Water everywhere for me too. All this added to a list of 'to-do's' longer than the hours of my day.<br /><br />What can you do but smile and thank God for all the blessings that we have to take care of?<br /><br />Thanks again for the reminder,<br />PennyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142657696216068149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-53088403764482314632010-08-18T08:36:08.762-05:002010-08-18T08:36:08.762-05:00I can just see you redoing the wash with a smile o...I can just see you redoing the wash with a smile on your face and a song in your heart. You remind me that we need to feel the joy of Christ in us and shout it even in the midst of simple frustrations. Love you.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015155215333494163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658542149464928791.post-14664551636076409402010-08-18T07:19:07.035-05:002010-08-18T07:19:07.035-05:00Penny, This is exactly what i needed today. thank...Penny, This is exactly what i needed today. thank you. :) hope you have a wonderful day!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360734007138509067noreply@blogger.com