{"id":4260,"date":"2021-08-11T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=4260"},"modified":"2021-07-27T15:56:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T20:56:49","slug":"how-god-will-make-you-find-joy-in-his-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/08\/11\/how-god-will-make-you-find-joy-in-his-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How God Will Make You Find Joy in His Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s work brings joy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, a friend asked me if I believe in coincidences.\u00a0 He was talking about times when you run into people randomly.\u00a0 My response was, \u201cI call those divine appointments.\u201d\u00a0 To which he promptly replied, \u201cI don\u2019t believe in those.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we are going to find joy in God\u2019s work, we must first believe He is working.  Wherever you are today, God\u2019s destiny for your life is unfolding. The people you interact with are God\u2019s children; every single one of them matters to the Heavenly Father.  Whether you call them coincidences or divine appointments, all of them are orchestrated by God.  Each interaction you have is for a reason, what exactly, only God knows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belief leads to joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christ followers base their belief on God and His existence.  Laying our sinful ways at the foot of the cross means receiving God\u2019s grace and mercy for us.  Freedom comes in understanding God designed you for a purpose, loves you completely and wants an intimate relationship with you.  God\u2019s wifi network is Jesus, connecting to Him connects us to God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belief starts with Jesus.  First we trust in the Prince of Peace, then we find His joy.  Jesus died so that we could have eternal life, joy everlasting with Him.  Our sins washed away by God\u2019s Son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First believe, then see.  Start looking for ways God is working in your life.  Notice the \u201ccoincidences\u201d that happen. People God places in your life at the perfect moment for you.  Someone who offers a kind word that keeps you going or listens when you need to vent.  Someone whose love and kindness towards you affirms God\u2019s affection for you.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coincidences are one way God works in our lives and bring us joy.  God operates in mysterious ways and is always up to something.  His efforts producing joy in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believe, find joy through Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, thank You for Your constant work in our lives.  Forgive us for thinking You aren\u2019t involved or active in our situations.  Give us divine sight today to see the efforts of Your hands as they participate in our lives.  Help us find the joy that comes only from You; no matter the circumstances, You have a plan.  Let us believe today.  Give us faith to persevere.  Let us receive Your joy.  IJNIP.  Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What coincidences has God used in your life lately?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2 minute read. God\u2019s work brings joy. Recently, a friend asked me if I believe in coincidences.\u00a0 He was talking about times when you run into people randomly.\u00a0 My response was, \u201cI call those divine appointments.\u201d\u00a0 To which he promptly replied, \u201cI don\u2019t believe in those.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 If we are going to find joy in God\u2019s… Continue reading How God Will Make You Find Joy in His Works<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4260"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4264,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4260\/revisions\/4264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}