I Choose Joy!
I knew this African American man who was a painter for our school. Over the years, as I got to know him, I found out about some of the troubles he was facing in his life. We both worked for a non-profit Christian school, and they could not afford to pay laborers very well. As a result, he lived paycheck to paycheck. The car he was driving was old, rusted, and held together by duct tape, and he had no way to fix it. Nor did he have the money to send his teenage kids to college. To top it all off, he was facing health challenges because of the paint fumes he was constantly breathing in every day. Yet despite these worries, he never showed it on his face. Indeed, one of the things that drew me to him was his constant smile and joyful demeanor. He had a way about him that was contagious, and you could not help but walk away smiling after talking with him.
One day I asked him how he could keep a smile on his face despite all the terrible things he was facing in his life. He said, “I learned a long time ago that happiness is not a salary, a place, or a person you are with. Happiness is a choice. There is so much in my life that I can’t control, but one thing I can control is how I approach my life each day. Christ has given me so much. How can I not be happy?” I was floored. Here I was living a relatively healthy life, earning a livable wage while driving a new car, yet I was miserable all the time. I should have been comforting him, and instead, he was comforting me every day without knowing it.
I learned a valuable lesson that day. If happiness is a choice, then I choose joy.
Includes the following verses, 28 in total:
Galatians 5:22-23,
Proverbs 17:22,
Psalm 118:24,
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18,
Philippians 4:4,
Psalm 126:3,
1 Samuel 2:2,
Romans 14:17,
Psalm 70:4,
Psalm 28:7
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046.5A
Includes the following verses, 10 in total:
Psalm 35:18,
Isaiah 54:5,
Psalm 28:6,
Deuteronomy 4:40,
Proverbs 16:17,
2 Kings 18:12,
Psalm 14:1,
Jeremiah 3:23,
Luke 17:28-30,
Romans 1:18-19
Romans road to salvation
Includes the following verses, 5 in total:
Romans 3:23,
Romans 6:23,
Romans 5:8,
Romans 10:9,
Romans 10:10
Cedars Corinthians 13
Mr. Chasteen said we should memorize this, to say in class. Olivet and Bayly, we should memorize this for more points.
Cheaters Selection 2.0
(I had some inspiration from the other people who made Cheaters Selection)
Includes the following verses, 12 in total:
1 Thessalonians 5:16,
1 Thessalonians 5:17,
1 Thessalonians 5:19,
1 Thessalonians 5:20,
1 Thessalonians 5:21,
1 Thessalonians 5:22,
1 Thessalonians 5:25,
Exodus 20:13,
Exodus 20:14,
Exodus 20:15
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Forever and ever
Includes the following verses, 13 in total:
Exodus 15:18,
Psalm 119:44,
Psalm 145:1,
Psalm 145:2,
Daniel 7:18,
Micah 4:5,
Philippians 4:20,
1 Timothy 1:17,
Hebrews 1:8,
1 Peter 5:11
…
John 5:1-14 Healing at the pool
John 5 Part 1
Verses for HD
Includes the following verses, 10 in total:
1 Timothy 5:7-8,
Genesis 1:26-28,
Psalm 139:13-16,
Ephesians 2:8-10,
Deuteronomy 6:4-7,
Revelation 21:3-4,
2 Corinthians 4:16-18,
Mark 10:13-15,
Luke 10:21-22,
1 Timothy 5:1-4
Pleasing to God
Includes the following verses, 7 in total:
Psalm 104:34,
John 8:29,
Ephesians 5:10,
Colossians 1:10,
Hebrews 13:16,
1 Timothy 2:1-3,
Hebrews 13:20-21
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