Thoughts on Tommy Newberry's book and my own personal battle this week ... Joy is the infectious and uncontainable fruit of divinely inspired growth. It’s a deeply entrenched, unshakable belief, the result of sustained right thinking and dwelling on the nature and character of God. Joy is an outward sign of inward faith in the promises of God . It is a way of acting, and it is evidence of spiritual maturity. Joy is not a distant destination at which you arrive; rather, it’s a path you choose to travel each day. – Tommy Newberry, The 4:8 Principle , page 6 Billboards are great advertisements. They’re bright-colored, often times dramatically well lit in the dark, revive our attention span as we drive, and let us know where to find what we’re looking for on the path ahead – whether it be a gas station, a restaurant, or somewhere to stop for the night and catch up on some sleep. And, according to this statement by Tommy Newberry, that is what o...
Pressing in, not turning back, growing in faith, not growing slack, ... daring to be restless with anything less than God's best.