There is strength in the joy that comes from the God. These songs are meant to bring a smile to your face.
Joy can be found anywhere! Nehemiah told his people that “the joy of the Lord is your strength” and we can take that to heart too . . . no matter what our circumstances. We’ve put together a playlist of songs that focus on joy, and we hope you’ll give it a listen. Remember, there is strength in the JOY that comes from God, so let these songs bring a smile to your face.
For as long as I can remember, I have sought the approval of men. Like many daughters, I longed for the praise and attention of my father growing up, but for whatever reason, the approval he gave was never enough. As a young child, I giggled in delight when Charlie or Nick or Jason would chase me around the playground. Shrouded in the fog of extreme shyness, I developed massive middle school crushes, and from the age of 13 until I turned 20, there was never less than a month of time between one long-term boyfriend and the next. My self-worth was tied up in both what I could show off in a fatherly approval trophy case and what I could win in affection and attention from my boyfriend.
Our thoughts are like Post-it notes we carry around in our pockets. We walk around labeling everything we see, beginning with ourselves. Too fat, too thin, too loud, too quiet, too much, not enough. Post-it after Post-it, we categorize, classify, and catalog. It’s exhausting because we believe the words on our Post-its have the final say when, in fact, they are simply our thoughts.
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