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Today, typical I went to church, came home, nothing special, nothing JOYOUS, well for me it was, always is, heres a lil story that is a lil astonishing to me,

Every summer, me and my youth group go to West Virginia for a huge get together of Christians to hear some of the most famous preachers preach, well last year I heard a man of the name Dr. Larry Brown preach a serman about Joy,

I remember him yelling at the top of his lungs, and getting everyone laughing , cause almost every other word was him just screaming, nothing just WOOOHOOOIE just cause hes got that JOY, sitting in church today and watching people to the normal stuff, sit there and just jot down notes, nothing special, I almost just screamed out WOOOOHOOOOIE just because I missed everyone having that, everyone having that JOY that just sticks out and doesnt go away,

*sigh*

Does this mean that I am the only one left with this overwhellming glorious Joy from our trip?.. I dont know, but I see alot of people today going around and acting 1/2 Christian, or just being a stick out.. (someone that will get ontop of the lunch tables and pray) I dont know, its just saddend me, and I am blessed to of found this place, where I dont believe there as many 1/2 Christans or Stick outs..

*sigh*

I kind of am looking for someone to really be able to help me get that "Joy" back into place in my churches lives.. I dont know how.. myself.. but am praying, and would appreicate the prayers.. I love the Lord, God Bless everyone..

~Jen~

**************************27 days and I am 17 years old********************

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God made you a cheerleader for heaven...you go, friend! Don't lose the fire; fan the flames of zeal and passion for Christ...! :a:

I'm all for it, Sis! :)

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God made you a cheerleader for heaven...you go, friend! Don't lose the fire; fan the flames of zeal and passion for Christ...! :a:

I'm all for it, Sis! :D

that means alot.. hehe.. since you dont know me.. :P

Jen, and thanks for the encouragment too.. I am gonna mention it to the youth pastor.. I wanna get everyone back into the Joy.. its almost killing me just having to sit there week after week and watch all the people that saw the same stuff at the trip and its just insane.. I dont know how much longer I can just sit around and keep quiet.. *sigh* but yeh.. thanks for callin me SIS :)

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Today, typical I went to church, came home, nothing special, nothing JOYOUS, well for me it was, always is, heres a lil story that is a lil astonishing to me,

Every summer, me and my youth group go to West Virginia for a huge get together of Christians to hear some of the most famous preachers preach, well last year I heard a man of the name Dr. Larry Brown preach a serman about Joy,

I remember him yelling at the top of his lungs, and getting everyone laughing , cause almost every other word was him just screaming, nothing just WOOOHOOOIE just cause hes got that JOY, sitting in church today and watching people to the normal stuff, sit there and just jot down notes, nothing special, I almost just screamed out WOOOOHOOOOIE just because I missed everyone having that, everyone having that JOY that just sticks out and doesnt go away,

*sigh*

Does this mean that I am the only one left with this overwhellming glorious Joy from our trip?.. I dont know,  but I see alot of people today going around and acting 1/2 Christian, or just being a stick out.. (someone that will get ontop of the lunch tables and pray) I dont know, its just saddend me, and I am blessed to of found this place, where I dont believe there as many 1/2 Christans or Stick outs..

*sigh*

I kind of am looking for someone to really be able to help me get that "Joy" back into place in my churches lives.. I dont know how.. myself.. but am praying, and would appreicate the prayers.. I love the Lord, God Bless everyone..

~Jen~

**************************27 days and I am 17 years old********************

I'm not jumping up and saying "woooohoie" lol....but for me, if it wasn't for Christ's Joy in my life, I don't think I'd be here right now....or anywhere else for that matter.

It's His Strength and His Joy that is the only thing keeping me going right now, otherwise I would have quit long ago.

I can feel it at times in worthy chat when someone comes in seeking Him or even when they come in not seeking Him. Something takes over and I say and do what I'm led to say and do regardless of how I was feeling at the time and my entire outlook is completely altered at that moment as if I'm breathing fresh air after nearly suffocating.

You're right though Jen, we should feel that Joy all the time and not just some of the time. It doesn't make someone a half Christian because they don't feel this all the time...but it can cause them to forget why they are a Christian and what they have to be thankful for.

When His Spirit or Breath of Life is not at the center of my focus, I start turning blue...spiritually....and I think that becomes outwardly evident in people as they get distracted by daily routines.

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God made you a cheerleader for heaven...you go, friend! Don't lose the fire; fan the flames of zeal and passion for Christ...! :a: 

I'm all for it, Sis!  :D

that means alot.. hehe.. since you dont know me.. :P

Jen, and thanks for the encouragment too.. I am gonna mention it to the youth pastor.. I wanna get everyone back into the Joy.. its almost killing me just having to sit there week after week and watch all the people that saw the same stuff at the trip and its just insane.. I dont know how much longer I can just sit around and keep quiet.. *sigh* but yeh.. thanks for callin me SIS :)

I think catsmeow is on to something. Perhaps the reason it's driving you insane is because the Holy Spirit wants you to say something about it to others.

Just like when the Holy Spirit drives me into a passionate frenzy when it comes to debating God's existence with non-believers.

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and this Joy is just the fact that "We know that God is working through us" that should be enough to make us scream and holler ridiculous things at the top of our lungs, just because WE GOT THE JOY JOY JOY JOY DOWN IN OUR HEARTS, DOWN IN OUR HEARTS DOWN IN OUR HEARTS, AND IF THE DEVIL DOESNT LIKE IT HE CAN SIT ON A TACK*OUCH* SIT ON A TACK TO STAY, WE GOT THE JOY JOY JOY JOY DOWN ON OUR HEARTS DOWN IN OUR HEARTS DOWN IN OUR HEARTS DOWN IN OUR HEARTS AND IF THE DEVIL DOESNT LIKE IT HE CAN SIT ON A TACK*OUCH* SIT ON A TACK TO STAY!

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Hey Jen- I know exactly how you feel. My membership currently resides with a Baptist church- this church, like all but one Baptist church I've ever been to, is DEAD. The preacher preaches on things people want to hear, not what they need to hear. You can look around and see the joy on peoples faces (please sense the sarcasm here :) ) There are no hands raised, no clapping along or dancing- no joy. There are only a handful of people in that church that are on FIRE. It's extremely discouraging.

Then, on the opposite side of the spectrum, I attend a church 1 1/2 hours away on days I don't have to work. It's incredible! The worship service is exhilarating, the sermon is bold and truthful and you can see the joy on the people's faces. Can you guess which one I prefer? Unfortunately, with my job, I'm not able to go there as much as I can.

Pray about your church- especially pray for the leaders. Pray about where you need to be- maybe God is leading you to another church home? You should go to a church that meets your needs on every level- one that is challenging and fun, not one that is boring and complacent. And believe me when I say, this is for my own edification as well, since it's something I've been struggling with for a while. God will give you the answer you need- He's GOOD like that :il:

I'll be praying for you sis- keep us updated, ok? God Bless

Love in Him-

Shannon

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Hey Jen- I know exactly how you feel. My membership currently resides with a Baptist church- this church, like all but one Baptist church I've ever been to, is DEAD. The preacher preaches on things people want to hear, not what they need to hear. You can look around and see the joy on peoples faces (please sense the sarcasm here :D ) There are no hands raised, no clapping along or dancing- no joy. There are only a handful of people in that church that are on FIRE. It's extremely discouraging.

Then, on the opposite side of the spectrum, I attend a church 1 1/2 hours away on days I don't have to work. It's incredible! The worship service is exhilarating, the sermon is bold and truthful and you can see the joy on the people's faces. Can you guess which one I prefer? Unfortunately, with my job, I'm not able to go there as much as I can.

Pray about your church- especially pray for the leaders. Pray about where you need to be- maybe God is leading you to another church home? You should go to a church that meets your needs on every level- one that is challenging and fun, not one that is boring and complacent. And believe me when I say, this is for my own edification as well, since it's something I've been struggling with for a while. God will give you the answer you need- He's GOOD like that :il:

I'll be praying for you sis- keep us updated, ok? God Bless

Love in Him-

Shannon

This is exactly what Satan wants....DEAD churches. Nothing pleases him better.

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I did exactilly what everyone was telling me to do, I called up my youth pastor about this yesterday, and his reasoning, was we got used to being back at home, and he told me that if it bothers me so much as a member of the youth group to just sit there and watch everyone else be so lame and boring, that I should just jump up and do something that is unexpected, like just a shout after something I stand for or agree with, he said more needs to be done than just that.. I gotta do some talking around and mingling with the rest of our group, to get everyone realizeing, what has happend to us,

Jen

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