For those of us who have pets, we know that they are loyal to us and give us these looks that make our heart tender. They are a joy to us and give us companionship.

There is One who gives us looks of Love, Peace, Joy, Happiness, and Faithfulness. Jesus gives us these looks through other people. He has not been here for over two thousand years. He has left us to spread His looks of Love.

When others look at you, what do they see? Do they see a grouchy person with a bad attitude who dares others to smile at them? Jesus wants us to smile with Joy and Love at others.

I have a parakeet that is a gift from God, who fills me with joy every day and brings me happiness. Sometimes however, I get irritable if I am not feeling good and take it out on her.

God never gets irritable with us. He never takes anything out on us. He remains Faithful and Loyal no matter how we treat Him. Let’s start giving others a look of Love that will warm and encourage them.

Many times I have asked God this question. Who am I that You should love me? Every time He says I am His child and I am precious to Him. When I finally realized who Jesus is and what a Great Friend He is, my life changed.

Our hearts are barren and empty of love for others until Jesus puts His Love in our hearts. All of us are born with a selfish nature, which carries over when we grow up. It is only by allowing Jesus to work through our hearts and lives that we can love others and be effective as He wants us to be for Him.

How about your heart today, is it filled with the Love of Jesus? Are others seeing the Joy of Jesus on your face? When you talk, do others hear the Compassion and Love of Jesus in what you say?

So many people are hurting inside and they desperately need this Joy and Love of Jesus. I urge you to let Jesus fill your heart with His Love and Joy so that you can be a vessel fit for the Master’s use.

It is very difficult for me to find new shoes as I have very wide feet and my feet swell a lot. I have been using Duck Tape that you use on packages to keep the shoe together, but a lot of the time it comes off.

God’s Tape never comes off. His Unconditional Love, Mercy, Grace, Protection, Understanding, Compassion, and Tenderness are there for Eternity. Once we ask Jesus into our hearts and make Him the Master of our lives, His Tape stays there and nothing or nobody can tear it from us.

Sometimes our lives are so fragmented with despair, anger, hurt, turmoil, and bitterness that it is impossible for another person to help us. Jesus is the only One that can take a person who is brokenhearted and turn that person’s sorrow into Joy.

Jesus uses people to spread His Love, however we have to be willing to give our lives in His service. He can’t use someone who is more interested in watching television than picking up the telephone and calling someone who is hurting.

Are you willing to do what is necessary to serve Jesus? Jesus has done so much for us. He gave His very life for us. I challenge you to let others see and hear Jesus in your actions, words, and the places you go.

Are you in the valley of despair or on the mountain of Joy? If you are in the valley of despair, you do not have to stay there!

It is a lie straight from the pits of hell that we have to remain in valleys. The Bible says, “The Joy of the Lord is your strength”. The Bible also says in Galations 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith”.

These are the ingredients for us to use in our daily lives but too often we forget to put them into practice. God has given us all we need to live a daily, victorious life through Jesus. However, He is not going to do it for us. We can ask Him for strength and courage to do what we need to do, but we are the ones to employ these principles He has given to us.

I challenge you to let Jesus help you get out of the valley of despair and back up on the mountain of Joy. Never forget that God may want to use you today and you need to be ready.

The Bible says that we are to bow our knees before God when we pray. However, if we are just bowing our knees and not our hearts, it is in vain.

When we come to God in prayer we need to come with our hearts lifted up in joy and praise. Yes, we might be going through devastating heartache and circumstances but if we really have the Joy of the Lord in our hearts, satan can not get the victory over us.

The Bible says that the Joy of the Lord is our strength. There is nothing that you and I can do to generate that Joy. It is Jesus living in us Who is the Joy that flows from our hearts.

I was heavy hearted last night about something that I had heard and for a while I was really down. Then I started singing to Jesus and telling Him how much I love Him. I started laughing out loud because satan can not win the war because he is already defeated through the Precious Blood of Jesus. We may let satan win a battle but he will never win the war.

I urge you to let the Joy of Jesus in you overflow onto all you come in contact with and watch how Jesus will heal broken hearts and lives.