Joy Quotes

“The only way to joy is to interpret our circumstances by God's Word rather than to judge God by our circumstances.”
― Lydia Brownback, Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment

“God is glorified not by calling strong women but by giving His strength to weak women.”
― Lydia Brownback, Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment

“How can we help what we feel? We just can’t muster up joyful feelings; that’s true. But we can rejoice, which sooner or later leads to joyful feelings. Rejoicing is not a feeling. It is joy in action. It is the humble willingness to offer God praise and thanks in all things, regardless of how we feel at the moment (p. 98).”
― Lydia Brownback, Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment

“We don’t need ten tips to a better spiritual life. What we need is to put God out front in our thoughts, priorities, time, and activities. If we allow his Word to govern us, we will see that he delights to show us “the path of life” and the path for our life (p. 45).”
― Lydia Brownback, Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment

“Offering thanks to God, no matter what is going on in our lives, is a way of acknowledging that he knows exactly what he is doing and that we can trust him.”
― Lydia Brownback, Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment

“The joy of trials is rarely found in the circumstances of our difficulties. Rather, it is found when we stop fighting against what God is doing and seek his purposes and priorities, which always without exception are designed for our welfare. Whatever the difficulty—even one brought about by our sin—we can leave the outcome in God’s hands (p. 76).”
― Lydia Brownback, Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment

“The Holy Spirit doesn’t give us more love or more faithfulness or more joy. He gives us Christ, and as he does, joy and all the rest are produced within us as the fruit of that union (p. 73).”
― Lydia Brownback, Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment

“We will never know lasting joy in the Lord if we seek to understand him by what goes on in the world or by our circumstances. The only way to joy is to interpret our circumstances by God’s Word rather than to judge God by our circumstances (p. 40).”
― Lydia Brownback, Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment

“When we grumble about the weather, we are arguing against God’s ordering of creation. When we complain about illness or job loss or whatever it may be, we are declaring, whether we realize it or not, that God isn’t handling our affairs very well. Complaining is actually a form of pride, which makes sense when we recognize its rebellious undertones.”
― Lydia Brownback, Joy: A Godly Woman's Adornment