Called to Joy

Slide 1: Called to Joy Dr. Greg Waddell

Slide 2: The angel said to them, “Do not fear. For behold, I give to you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” – Luke 2:10

Slide 3: Facts about Frowning The frown takes 2.5 times more energy than does the smile. 3

Slide 4: Facts about Frowning While the smile uses only 17 muscles, the frown uses 43. 4

Slide 5: The Wisdom of the Smile “Greet one another always with a smile, because the smile is the beginning of love.” –Mother Teresa 5

Slide 6: The Wisdom of the Smile “The smile is the most economic way to increase your beauty.” –Charles Gordy 6

Slide 7: The Wisdom of the Smile “May the wrinkles on your face mark where you have smiled.” –Mark Twain 7

Slide 8: The Wisdom of the Smile “Carry a smile and you will have friends; carry a frown and you will have wrinkles.” – George Elliott 8

Slide 9: The Wisdom of the Smile “If you want to ruin a grumpy person’s day, give him a smile.” –Unknown source 9

Slide 10: The Wisdom of the Smile “The world is a mirror. Smile and your friends will respond by smiling back.” – Japanese proverb 10

Slide 11: “A joyful heart makes a cheerful face but when the heart is sad the spirit is broken.” – Proverbs 15:13

Slide 12: “Bright eyes gladden the heart; Good news puts fat on the bones.” – Proverbs 15:30

Slide 13: What are the STEPS that lead to JOY?

Slide 14: 1 Erase Past Offenses \"Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.” –Mark 11:25 14

Slide 15: Step 2 … Trust the Word of Jesus 15

Slide 16: Most people go about life thinking …

Slide 17: Most people go about life thinking … Show me results …

Slide 18: Most people go about life thinking … So I can be happy … Show me results …

Slide 19: Most people go about life thinking … Then I’ll have faith So I can be happy … Show me results …

Slide 20: Biblical Faith Says …

Slide 21: Biblical Faith Says … I step out on FAITH …

Slide 22: Biblical Faith Says … I rejoice in the PROMISE … I step out on FAITH …

Slide 23: Biblical Faith Says … The results will come. So I can be happy … Show me results …

Slide 24: Step 3. Invest Your Life into the Success of Others.

Slide 25: Eric Erikson described the stagnated individual as ...

Slide 26: Eric Erikson described the stagnated individual as ... “bored, self-indulgent and unable to contribute to society’s welfare, placing comfort and security over challenge and sacrifice.” –L. S. Wrightsman, Adult Personality Development, p. 72.

Slide 27: “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.” –Philippians 2:3-4, NASB 27

Slide 28: Step 4 … Recognize that Your Problems are Not Unique.

Slide 29: “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it” – 1 Cor 10:13

Slide 30: Step 5 … Get Control of Your Emotions 30

Slide 31: Emotional Intelligence: \"The ability to monitor one's own and others' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions.\" Source: John H Humphreys, et al, Organizational Commitment: The Roles of Emotional & Practical Intellect Within the Leader/follower Dyad, Journal of Business & Management, 2003, Vol. 9, No. 2, 192.

Slide 32: Step 6 … Get close to God

Slide 33: “God is the most joyous being in the universe.... Great tidal waves of joy must constantly wash through his being.” – Dallas Willard

Slide 34: Renew You Smile . . .

Slide 35: Forgive the past, 35

Slide 36: Forgive the past, Trust God’s word, 36

Slide 37: Forgive the past, Trust God’s word, Invest in others, 37

Slide 38: Forgive the past, Trust God’s word, Invest in others, Recognize your problems are not unique. 38

Slide 39: Forgive the past, Trust God’s word, Invest in others, Recognize your problems are not unique. Take control of your emotions. 39

Slide 40: Forgive the past, Trust God’s word, Invest in others, Recognize your problems are not unique. Take control of your emotions. Get closer to God. 40

Slide 41: About the Presenter: Gregory S. Waddell Email: greg@envoycm.org Education Doctor of Strategic Leadership Website: www.GregorySWaddell.com Regent University Experience M.A. Organizational Development Director of Institutional Improvement Azusa Pacific University Mid-South Christian College 2006- M.A. Practical Theology Executive Director Envoy Christian Mission Cincinnati Christian Seminar 2004-2006 (Now Cincinnati Christian University) Missionary/Church-Planter 1982-2004 B.A. Christian Ministries Cincinnati Bible College 41