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