User:Bishop Jose T. Gramaje III

"ENJOY LIFE TO THE FULLEST" By Bishop Jose T. Gramaje III,D.Min.

The Good Book in Ecclessiastes 11:7 and 8 tells us.....V.7 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for a person to see the sun.V.8 So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many - all that is about to come is obscure. God is not kill joy! He is always longing to make us happy! He wants us to rejoice with the wife of our youth. He wants us to enjoy the fruits of our labors. He wants us to live in the best of health. He wants to bless our jobs, our businesses our studies. God wants to make our homes as His cradle of abundance, always overflowing with glee and enjoyment. He wants to bring laughter, fun and wonderful things in our lives. God would like to breakthrough in our lives so that in turn we may be able to break forth into real joy! He wants to unshackle the chains that have long taken a grip of mouths that have prevented us from singing His praises, our hands that have prevented us from clapping them for His glory, our feet that have prevented us from going to places to declare His goodness. Whoever God has blessed, no man can curse. When God opens the doors of blessings, healings, and favors, no man can shut them. One of the greatest package blessings we can receive after conversion is JOY! It isn't just a state of mind. It isn't peripheral. It isn't an illusion! It's tangible. It's real! It's experiential!

There is a river that is flowing, that gives fresh, potable spiritual water, and its the river of the Holy Spirit. It's available to those who honor and respect Jesus! The Samaritan woman tasted that water and her life was never the same again! It can be ours for free! The Good Book tells us that "if we beleve, out of our bellies will flow rivers of living water that will never cease ( John 7:37,38). Moreover, Jesus said: "I have come that you might have life and might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).   God wants to restore the smiles on our faces!   He wants to breakthrough that we may break loose into his joy and praises! When that happens, you and I can face even the storms of life with a big smile, knowing God is in control, not the devil, for God alone  is sovereign!

Joy is unconditional. It is real and it can be experienced from within us. It can be a lifestyle! You can enjoy life to the fullest because you have within you the author and source of life and joy! Joy has priorities, specifically and in this order:  J- JESUS, O-OTHERS  & Y - YOURSELF! Get connected to Jesus Who is the source of true joy and then plant seeds of joy to others, for you will reap the same for yourself! One day, I was rushed to the ICU in a nearby medical center  because of dypsnea ( hardness of breathing). I thought it was my last day on earth and I was going to to meet my Savior very untimely. Because when you are in ICU- there is a big possibility that "ICU NO MORE!". During that time, I thought, I might as well get the approval of  my JESUS so He would welcome me into His arms with those words: "welcome thou into the  joy of your Lord". And so even on oxygen, I started singing that song "God is so good"! My doctors prevented me from making noise, but I sang with gusto all the more....after which,  a thunderbolt like sensation came strongly upon my whole being while I was I singing and praising the Lord! God instantly healed me! God normally inhabits the praises of His people, not just in good times, but more so, even in bad times. Hallelujah! The same breakthrough I received can be yours! Don't dwell on your dark past! Don't dwell on your problems! Don't dwell on your failures! Don't dwell on your seemingly ugly circumstances! Do dwell only on Jesus and His promises! He loves you and wants to fill your hearts with joy unspeakable!

Enjoy your life. Enjoy your wife and kids. Enjoy your job and career. Enjoy your hard earned money. Enjoy your food. God isn't boring! Life isnt boring! There is not a day that I frown for I know who holds my life. I smile and laugh a lot and its rejuvenating! It's makes you young and healthy! And its infectious! If you have JESUS, your happiness is always in the "NOW"! NOT when you become a millionaire or when you find the man or woman of your dream. NOT when you're with your closest loved ones and friends. NOT when you're in a drinking spree. NOT when you're roaming around in beautiful places. Enjoy your life now,but you must remember God's Word is your parameter for your enjoyment! TRUE JOY COMES FROM GOD AND IT'S A RESULT OF A LIVING RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS! There's power in being joyful! Be Positive! THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH!

ENJOY LIFE AND PLEASE GOD IN 2015

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