Day 2: Joy

Joy

Focus: “The secret to joy, is to give it.”

 

Question: When you are sad, what do you do to make yourself joyful?

Question: When others are sad, what do you do to make them joyful?

 

Hi there! For today’s devotion we will be focusing on how to be joyful and how to spread love and joy in gentle ways. Start with the two questions I asked you;

 

When you are sad, what do you do to make yourself joyful?

When others are sad, what do you do to make them joyful?

What was your answer to the first question? Maybe your answer was one of these things. Or maybe not! J

Talk on the phone

Buy something you like

Get on your phone/TV/Laptop

Play with your sisters (or brothers)

Draw

Go out somewhere

 

Yes, these things make teenage girls very happy! But, what about the second question…? What was your answer? Let me tell you something; the key to having joy, is to give joy. Write this down and say it out loud.

“The key to having joy, is to give joy”

You know you love seeing the look on someone’s face when they open something you give them! But could you imagine seeing the happy smile of a hungry little boy or girl when you bring them the first food they have had all week? I have heard this feeling, and seen it. It’s incomparable with any other feeling. It’s a joy feeling.

Guess what? You don’t have to go to Africa. You don’t have to go to Mali. You don’t have to unless God calls you there! There are hundreds of thousands of kids, single mothers, and hungry families in your community. I mean seriously. Could you imagine? Giving someone their first meal since2 days. There are thousands of people walking past you every day that are starving, losing jobs, losing loved ones, losing love.

 

Question: Can you do it?

Can you do something about it? Can you make those around you feel like they actually matter? Would you let them understand that they are cared about, prayed for, and loved?

YES

YOU

CAN

!!!

I mean SERIOUSLY! You can do ANYTHING!

“I can do anything through Christ who gives me strength!” Philippians 4:13

 

Ideas on what you can do in your community to raise money

Have a bake sale

Organize a play

Use your talents (drawing, needle felting, painting, anything!)

Get your friends involved

Create a blog about it

 

Caring for people is just as special as making money for an organization.

Caring for others

Help mom with dishes, cleaning, and possibly be on baby duty from time to time ;)

Help your elderly neighbor get into her car

Hold doors for everyone!

Help your siblings with their homework

 

And the most important of all these,

How to show love

Write on sticky notes, “you are beautiful”, “The LORD loves you” or “Trust in Jesus” and stick them everywhere! Grocery stores, the mall, your church, piano lessons, school, and in your friend’s lockers or bags.

Make cards for the children in hospitals

Complimenting on someone’s shirt

Make jewelry and give it away to random people

 

These things just make people’s days special!

And after this, I guarantee you will be smiling from ear to ear! :]

Have an awesome, blessed week! :D

 

Truth Treasures

“When others are happy, be happy with them.” Romans 12:15

“Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into His presence with singing! Know that The LORD, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.” Psalm 100: 1-3

Day 1: Love

WEEK ONE

Focus: Love

When a “question” appears, write the question and your answer in the journal! Also write down any verse you see, so you can look back at it later! Remember: You aren’t forced to do this. You could just follow along by reading, but having a Jesus journal is a good way to get deep with God. I recommend it!  Now go experience God in Day One!

 

 

You have a purpose!

In their life, everybody asks the question, “Do I have a purpose?”

Guess What?

You Do.

If you didn’t have a purpose, you wouldn’t be on this earth! God put you here for a reason. A Mighty reason! If you trust Him, He will reveal it to you. Just be patient! God will choose the perfect time to show you who you are. For starters, look at the Fruits of the Spirit. God gave them to us so we could put them to practice in our lives!

 

Love

Joy

Peace

Patience

Goodness

Kindness

Gentleness

Faithfulness

And Self-Control

 

Look at the first word. Love. God loves you so unfathomably, he gave His Son for you! Nothing you can ever do will separate you from Jesus. Do you hear that?

Nothing.

Question: Who do you love?

Who would you never part from? Have a person in mind? God loves you infinity times more than you could ever love that person! God loves them just as much. Everyone has an equal worth to God. He has no favorites. If you say to yourself, “God doesn’t love me.”  It’s time for a wakeup call. God sent His Only Son to die on the cross for your sins! He sent him so you could be able to live in paradise with Him! He gives you a roof over your head, food to eat, family, friends, water, a bed to sleep in, and so many other blessings without you even realizing it. Listen, He loves you.

Question: Do you love Him?

How could we not? The Bible says to us,

“Love The LORD Your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” Luke 10:27

You are His precious daughter. A daughter of the Most High! A daughter of Jesus, our King. So many girls are going through this love problem. Even me! Don’t feel alone. :) Now, as a girl, we can’t stop ourselves from making plans. Plans with friends, plans for shopping trips, plans for just sitting in front of the TV! If you are going through this little problem, you need a game plan. That’s right, it’s time to do something!

THE GAME PLAN

Task: Write down your daily schedule

This is what it may look like

Wake up

Go to school

Come home

Snack

Homework

Electronics

Dinner

Hang out in room

Bed

 

Well, you may be really busy! At the end of the day, we always feel so tired, and are frustrated with the fact that we have to do it all again tomorrow. You can prevent this feeling if you really find time for God. Before you get out of bed in the morning, read a few good verses, pray, and THEN you can begin your day! If you start and end your day with God, you won’t feel as worn out in the end!

 

Activity for the week:

Make time for Jesus!

Pray

Trust Him with your week. Trust Him one day at a time. “Can I do today?” Yes! One day at a time.

Each day of this week, write down everything you did from start to finish

At the end of the week, look back at how your schedule has changed because you made God your priority not a task ;)

Are You Ready?

I am in love with the Almighty Creator of me, Jesus Christ. He made you and I specially for His great purposes and I am ready to share His unfathomable love with you! Listen, Jesus loves you so much, He died for you. On the cross, so you would not have to experience death, but experience paradise with Him. I will be sharing His ultimate love with you in a 9 week study, overflowing with the passion that Jesus has for you!

 

Focus

If you can't do big things, do small things in a big way

That's our focus for this blog! No matter what age you are, how small or tall you are, what you look like, what you do, how you act, who your friends are, where you live, what others are doing, what time in your life it is, You can make a difference.

 

YOU

CAN

DO

ANYTHING

WITH

JESUS.

 

I mean seriously, this is as good as gold! If you have enough faith that Jesus can make something amazing happen, it will! 

 

 

What you will need 

 

A clean notebook: an empty notebook ready to be filled with love!

Pencils: to write in your notebook! :)

A willing heart: Be ready to keep up with this study! If you stick to it, it will change your view of everything around you, and will make you see the bad things at a different angle!

 

We will be following The Fruits of the Spirit in our study. One day at a time! Each Saturday,  I will share a devotion and we will follow it together!

 

The Fruits of the Spirit

 

Love

Joy

Peace

Patience

Goodness

Kindness

Gentleness

Faithfulness

Self-control

 

Get ready, for a life changing experience that will have your heart fixed on Jesus  <3