Laughter because god is faithful

LAUGHTER BECAUSE GOD IS FAITHFUL
EDITED BY GLENN PEASE
Job 8:21 21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and
your lips with shouts of joy.
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Pulpit Commentary Homiletics
God's Care Of The Perfect Man
Job 8:20-22
R. Green
To the Book of Job may all sufferers turn for consolation; for though Job is both
covertly and openly reproached by his friends, yet through their words there
shine many clear statements of truth, and many just reflections on the wisdom,
the goodness, and the wise government of God. The Divine care of the upright is
very strikingly affirmed. God's care of the perfect man is -
I. TENDER. God does not "cast away" nor despise him, but gently leads him by
the hand, as he will not the evil-doers, helping him as none other can help. To
that care we have learnt that we may commit ourselves, forasmuch as he careth
for us. The Divine, pitiful, compassionate aid is given to meet the need of the
frail man. Not therefore, rudely, or with rough and harsh, but with tender,
treatment does help the perfect man. The Divine care for the upright is -
II. CONTINUOUS. He is faithful to them who put their trust in him- He
disappoints the hope of the ungodly, but not that of the righteous. As the
hypocrite trusted to a spider's web which had no strength, and to the unwatered
flag which withered, so the perfect man finds in God a Rock of refuge, steadfast
and unchangeable. He ever abides. The immutability of the Divine Name is one
of the truest sources of consolation to the weary, the troubled, and sad at heart.

III. The Divine care for the perfect man is further A TRUE CAUSE OF JOY
AND GLADNESS. He fills the "mouth with laughing" and the "lips with
rejoicing." God gives songs in the dark night of affliction, and brings the true
consolation to the sufferer, causing him to shout aloud for very joy. He is a
Hiding-place and a Refuge. He is a Spring of water and a Shadow from the heat
of the day. He inspires strength to the soul, as with bread he nourishes the body;
and comfort to the spirit, as with wine he revives the drooping.
IV. The Divine care for the perfect man, in its retributive judgments, CASTS
SHAME UPON HIS ENEMIES. Vindicating the character of his faithful one
against the aspersion of his wicked foes, he causes "the dwelling-place" of that
wicked one to "come to nought," and the wicked one himself to "be clothed with
shame." Thus the Divine care is tender towards his befriended one the poor,
frail, but faithful son of man - crowning him with honour and glory, making his
crown to flourish, while clothing his enemies with shame and confusion of face. -
R.G.
Biblical Illustrator
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man.
Job 8:20-22
Moral character determines a man's destiny
Homilist.
I. THE REAL CONDITION OF THE GOOD. By the real condition we mean
the relation of the soul, not to the circumstantials and temporalities of existence.
1. It is a condition in which they will never be deserted of the eternal. "God will
not cast away a perfect man." Whatever may be the alternations in the life of the
good, whoever may shun and reject them, the Great One will never forsake
them. All men, said Paul, forsook me; notwithstanding, the Lord stood by me.
2. It is a condition in which God will inspire them with happiness. "Till He fill
thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing." He not only never deserts
them, but He always blesses them. He "fills them with joy and peace in
believing." Although Bildad did not regard Job as a good man, but on the
contrary considered him to be a great sinner and a great hypocrite, he here

assures him that if he were good, his Maker would never desert him, but always
be with him to inspire him with joy. Goodness is blessedness.
II. THY REAL CONDITION OF THE WICKED. What is the true moral state
of the ungodly? It is here given negatively and positively.
1. The negative form. Neither will He help the evildoers. They need help; they
are involved in difficulties and exposed to dangers. But He will not help them.
2. The positive form. "They that hate Thee shall be clothed with shame, and the
dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought." The wicked here even hated
the godly, but the time comes when they shall be abashed and confounded on
account of their enmity. They have frequently here grand "dwelling places,"
mansions, and palaces as their homes, but all are temporary. They shall come to
nought.
(Homilist.).
Shall not the Judge of All... Do Right?
E. Johnson
Job 8:1-22
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,…
The supposed attack of Job' by implication, upon the justice of God gives an
opening for renewed admonitions and rebukes on the part of his friends. Bildad
now comes forward and delivers a discourse full of noble faith, however its
principles may be in this case misapplied. Rebuking the grievous complaints of
Job as a wind, full of noise and emptiness (ver. 2), he proceeds -
I. TO INSIST ON THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD. This is an axiom of his
faith. God cannot do unrighteousness. It, is impious to admit the thought for a

single moment into the mind. He insists on the inflexibility of God's rectitude. He
will not bend right and duty (ver. 3). There can be no twisting, deviation,
compromise, with God. His path is ever a straight line. Bildad will therefore
rather draw an unfavorable conclusion about his friend than allow the slightest
shadow to be cast on the splendour of the Supreme. Job may be guilty, nay,
probably is so; but there can be no probability of any failure of right in God.
The principle may appear somewhat harshly and rigidly stated; and yet from
the sincere, even if narrow and limited, point of view of Bildad no doubt he is in
the right. Rather seek any explanation of suffering, or leave it in mystery, than
bring a charge against the unbending righteousness of God.
1. Application to the past and present. Following out this reasoning, the fate of
Job's sons would seem to point to the fact that they had committed a deadly sin.
And so, too, Job's present sufferings lead to the inference that he is very far
from pure. The terrible example of his sons should be his warning. Yet this is
expressed with some kindliness and forbearance. It is put hypothetically: "if thy
sons" (ver. 4). Bildad, though rigid in doctrine, is not untender at heart - a kind
of character we often see exemplified in life. But we have the lesson again and
again from the conduct of these friends that friendship demands intelligence as
well as heart. There is a missing link in Bildad's reasoning, which destroys its
power in the present case.
2. Application to the future. There is hope for the sufferer if he will but betake
himself in humility and repentance to God.
(1) There must be the seeking, striving, straining, agonizing effort of the whole
soul to recover its lost treasure - peace with him.
(2) There must be prayer, the sincere expression of this desire (ver. 5). In life
and in thought there must be conversion from evil and towards him, the Good
and the Holy, the Gracious, and the Forgiving. The result will be the recovery of
the lost happiness.
(a) Innocence will be restored (ver. 6); grand hope and promise of the eternal

gospel - the crimson stain may be removed from the heart and the hand, past
sins and iniquities may be remembered no more. The possibility of a renovation
of which men are tempted in themselves to despair.
(b) Divine protection will be felt. God will watch over him (ver. 6) or "awake for
him." The Shepherd of Israel, who slumbers not, will guard him from evil by
night and by day, in his going out and his coming in.
(c) Peace will be in his homestead - the peace which dwells with right and
innocence. Over garden and orchard, on fields and barns, and around the
hearth, will be felt brooding the nameless presence of the favour of God.
(d) There will be increase of prosperity (ver. 7). The little one will become a
thousand. The seed of right, germinating and producing, will grow to waving
harvests of internal joy. of external good. Such are the cheering deductions from
Bildad's high principles, the suggestions of his profound faith. The righteous
God will be true to the righteous man. Sin is the only root of sorrow, virtue and
godliness the only secret of abiding and eternal bliss.
II. APPEAL TO ANCIENT TRADITION.
1. The wisdom of the primeval fathers the guide of to-day. Bildad founds this
upon the fact that:
(1) They lived to a greater age' according to the accepted tradition, than present
men. They therefore knew better the abiding laws of life than we of lesser
insight, who are of yesterday and brief-lived like shadows (vers. 8, 9).
(2) Their wisdom was that of ripe conviction (ver. 10). They did not speak at
second-hand nor repeat by rote what they had learnt. Theirs was the wisdom of
the heart. Contempt is expressed in several places in this book for mere lip-

wisdom, the froth of the mouth as opposed to the genuine utterances of the mind
(Job 11:2; Job 15:3; Job 18:2).
(3) There was therefore the stamp of sincerity on their wisdom. It came from
men who had seen through life's illusions and cheats, and who had touched the
foundation of things.
2. Specimens of ancient wisdom. (Ver, 11, seq.) Here Bildad passes into citation
of some old sayings, which condense the truths of life.
(1) The papyrus and the grass of the Nile (vers. 11, 12 ). They cannot live without
their proper element and nutriment of water; they quickly wither in its absence.
So must it be with man where he is devoid of Divine grace (ver. 13). A new figure
is introduced in the "paths" of the forgetters of God - they are lost like a wind-
swept tract in the desert (comp. Psalm 1.); and the hope of the unholy "goes
under," disappears like the sun below the horizon's verge, to be seen no more.
(2) The spider's web (ver. 14). He who trusts in his own strength or resources,
without God, will have his confidence rent from him as the spider's web gives
way at a slight touch or at the breath of the wind. The habitation which he
thinks secure is but a gossamer thing; it cannot stand (ver. 15).
(3) The creeping plant in its pride (vers. 16, 17). Before the burning glow of the
sun, full of sap, it spreads over the garden, fixing itself firmly among the stones,
and proudly lording it, as it were, over them. But when God withdraws the
water, it perishes, unpitied by the home which it adorned. The wicked is thus
denied and forsaken by his own connections, when he would rely upon them.
Such is the pleasure of his way, turned into the deepest misery. Others spring
from his remains, like suckers from the overthrown tree; let them take warning
by his fate (vers. 18, 19). What powerful images of the nonentity of evil! It never
really was - and, its semblance passing away, not a trace is left behind.
III. RECAPITULATION. (Vers. 20-22.)

1. In the way of solace. God does not despise the innocent. This is a meiosis' a
saying leas than is meant. He regards, he tends, he loves them, feeds them with
water in the desert, keeps them as the apple of his eye. His will is to make them
happy - to bring smiles to the dejected lines of the mouth, and to fill it with the
fruits of praise.
2. In the way of warning. He holds not fast the evil-doers' hand," and therefore
when they stumble they are helpless. The enemies of the good man will see with
shame that he is raised up from every fall (ver. 22); and once more, in final
reverberation of the thunder of menace, the tent of the wicked shall vanish and
be no more! LESSONS.
1. The distinction between seeming and real prosperity - that which is for a time
and that which is for ever.
2. Life by Divine grace, and recovery from seeming ruin. Death without Divine
grace, and overthrow of seeming prosperity. - J
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Adam Clarke Commentary
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing - Perhaps it may be well to translate after
Mr. Good "Even yet may he fill thy mouth with laughter!" The two verses may
be read as a prayer; and probably they were thus expressed by Bildad, who
speaks with less virulence than his predecessor, though with equal positiveness
in respect to the grand charge, viz., If thou wert not a sinner of no mean
magnitude, God would not have inflicted such unprecedented calamities upon
thee. This most exceptionable position, which is so contrary to matter of fact,
was founded upon maxims which they derived from the ancients. Surely
observation must have, in numberless instances, corrected this mistake. They

must have seen many worthless men in high prosperity, and many of the
excellent of the earth in deep adversity and affliction; but the opposite was an
article of their creed, and all appearances and facts must take its colouring.
Job's friends must have been acquainted, at least, with the history of the ancient
patriarchs; and most certainly they contained facts of an opposite nature.
Righteous Abel was persecuted and murdered by his wicked brother, Cain.
Abram was obliged to leave his own country on account of worshipping the true
God; so all tradition has said. Jacob was persecuted by his brother Esau; Joseph
was sold into slavery by his brothers; Moses was obliged to flee from Egypt, and
was variously tried and afflicted, even by his own brethren. Not to mention
David, and almost all the prophets. All these were proofs that the best of men
were frequently exposed to sore afflictions and heavy calamities; and it is not by
the prosperity or adversity of men in this world, that we are to judge of the
approbation or disapprobation of God towards them. In every case our Lord's
rule is infallible: By their fruits ye shall know them.
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing - Until he make thee completely happy. The
word rendered “till” ( ‛ad ), is rendered by Dr. Good, “even yet.” Noyes,
following Houbigant, DeWette, and Michaelis, proposes to change the pointing,
and to read ‛d instead of ‛ad - meaning, “while.” The verse is connected with
that which follows, and the particle used here evidently means “while,” or “even
yet” - and the whole passage means, “if you return to God, he will even yet fill
you with joy, while those who hate you shall be clothed with shame. God will
show you favor, but the dwelling of the wicked shall come to naught.” The object
of the passage is to induce Job to return to God, with the assurance that if he
did, he would show mercy to him, while the wicked should be destroyed.

With rejoicing - Margin, “Shouting for joy.” The word used ( ‛h ) is properly
that which denotes the clangor of a trumpet, or the shout of victory and
triumph.
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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. Directing
himself to Job; and suggesting, that if he was a perfect, sincere, and upright
man. God would not cast him away utterly, but help him out of his present
circumstances, and restore him to prosperity; and not leave him until he had
filled his heart with so much joy, that his mouth and lips, being also full of it,
should break forth in strong expressions of it, and in the most exulting strains,
as if it was a time of jubilee with him; see Psalm 126:2; but Bildad tacitly
insinuates that Job was not a perfect and good man but an evil doer, whom God
had cast away and would not help; and this he concluded from the distressed
circumstances he was now in; which was no rule of judgment, and a very unfair
way of reasoning, since love and hatred are not to be known by outward
prosperity and adversity, Ecclesiastes 9:1. Bar Tzemach interprets "laughing"
as at his own goodness, and "rejoicing" as at the evil of the wicked.
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Geneva Study Bible
Till he fill thy mouth with m laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
(m) If you are godly, he will give you opportunity to rejoice and if not your
affliction will increase.
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Till — literally, “to the point that”; God‘s blessing on thee, when repentant, will
go on increasing to the point that, or until, etc.
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
'Till, … — And what I have said in general of good men, shall be made good to
thee, if thou art such: God will not forsake thee, nor desist from doing thee good,
'till he give thee abundant matter of rejoicing.
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John Trapp Complete Commentary
Job 8:21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
Ver. 21. Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, &c.] Here he applies the promise of
the Divine help to Job, and that which is here spoken, debent et reliqui fideles ad
se transferre, saith Lavater, every true believer must take home to himself. God
will turn all their sadness into gladness, all their sighing into singing, all their
tears into triumphs, their sorrowful outcries into joyful jubilees. In the
transgression of an evil man there is a snare or a cord, viz. to strangle his joy
with, to check and choke all his comforts: but the righteous sing and rejoice,
Proverbs 29:6. They may do so here amidst all their troubles, 2 Corinthians 7:4.
As the lily looks fresh, and beautiful, and blithe, though among thorns; they

shall do so hereafter, when they enter into the joy of their Master. See Isaiah
65:13. A joy fitter to be believed than possible to be discoursed. See a shadow of
it, Psalms 126:1-2.
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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible
And what I have said in general of all perfect men, shall be made good to thee, if
thou be such a one; God will not forsake time, nor desist from doing thee good,
till he fill, & c., i.e. God will give thee such abundant matter of rejoicing, that thy
heart shall not be able to hold it, but it shall break out at thy mouth and lips.
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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments
Job 8:21. Till he fill thy mouth with laughing — What I have said in general of
good men shall be made good to thee if thou art such: God will not forsake thee,
nor desist from doing thee good, till he give thee abundant matter of rejoicing.

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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
CHAPTER VIII.
Until. If thou be simple, (Haydock) or irreproachable, (Calmet) God will make
thee exult. (Haydock) --- Until, &c. (Menochius) --- He will restore thee to thy
former state of affluence. (Calmet)
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
rejoicings = shouting for joy.
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
Fill thy mouth with laughing - (Psalms 126:2 ). Until [ `ad (Hebrew #5703)] -
literally, 'to the point that;' God's blessing on thee, when repentant, shall go on
increasing to the point that, or until, etc.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
(21) Till he fill thy mouth with laughing.—Rather, he will yet fill thy mouth with
laughter—afflicted though thou hast been, thou shalt again rejoice. The attitude
of Bildad is one of unsympathetic selfishness. He wishes to think well of his
friend because he is his friend, but he cannot reconcile his afflicted condition
with any theory of righteous government, and therefore is driven to suspect that
all is not right with him, though he feels warranted in promising him that if he
casts away that secret sin all shall yet be well with him. We may say that if the
contrast here indicated is not intended by the speaker, then we must consider
the “he” of Job 8:16 the person before spoken of, and must understand his

luxuriance of a merely apparent luxuriance; but then in that case one is at a loss
to see why the “he,” of Job 8:16 should be emphasised as it is in the Hebrew.
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Mary Kimbrough
“Though He slay me, I will trust Him,”
Said the sainted Job of old;
“Though He try me in the furnace,
I shall then come forth as gold.
“Though the worms of deep affliction’
Cause this body to decay,
In my flesh I shall behold Him —
My Redeemer—some glad day.”
“Though He slay me”—can I say it
When I feel the searing fire,
When my fondest dreams lie shattered —
Gone my hope and fond desire'
“Though He slay me, I will trust Him,”
For He knows just how to mold,
How to melt and shape my spirit —
I shall then come forth as gold!
Our Daily Bread, January 3, 1995

PULPIT COMMENTARY
Job 8:20
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man. Bildad winds up with words of
apparent trust in, and good will towards, Job. God is absolutely just, and will
neither forsake the righteous man nor uphold the wicked one. If Job is, as he
says, true to God, upright, and (humanly speaking) "perfect," then he has only
to go on trusting God; God will not leave him "till he fill his mouth with
laughing, and his lips with rejoicing" (verse 21); then "they that irate him shall
be clothed with shame, and their dwelling-place shall come to nought' (verse 22);
but if, as we feel instinctively that Bildad believes, Job is not "perfect," but "an
evil-doer," then he must expect no relief, no lull in his sufferings; he is obnoxious
to all the threatenings which have formed the bulk of Bildad's discourse (verses
8-20)—be may look to being cut off, like the rush and the flag (verses 11, 12),
crushed like the spider's web (verse 14), destroyed, and forgotten, like the
rapidly growing gourd (Verses 16-19); he must look for no help from God (verse
20); but must be contented to pass away and make room for men of a better
stamp (verse 19). Neither will he help the evil-doers; literally, neither will he
grasp the hand of evil-doers; i.e. though he may support them for a while, he will
not maintain them firmly and constantly.
Job 8:21
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. This is very
elliptical. The full phrase would be, "God will not cast away a perfect man;
therefore, if thou be such, he will not cast away thee, till he fill thy mouth with
laughter, and thy lips with rejoicing," or "with shouting for joy."
Job 8:8-22
Bildad to Job: 2. Wisdom from the ancients.
I. THE TEACHERS. The world's gray fathers, not the immediate predecessors
of Job, Bildad, and their contemporaries, but the progenitors of these—their
remote ancestors, who are here described as:
1. Early born. In contrast to the men of Job's time, who are characterized as
being late born, literally, "yesterday;" i.e. of yesterday, as if ascending the
stream of time meant the same thing as approaching the primal fountains of
truth—a popular fallacy which the royal Preacher corrects (Ecclesiastes 7:10).

Antiquity is no sure test of truth; novelty is no sure mark of error. Rather error
has a tendency to array itself in a quasi-sanctity derived from age. Many
respectable fallacies and popular delusions have descended item remote times.
Yet truth that bears the stamp of successive generations is all the more valuable
on that account.
2. Long-lived. In comparison with their successors, who are here depicted as a
short-lived generation: "Our days upon earth are a shadow" (verse 9); the
probability being that Bildad alluded to the remarkable longevity of
antediluvian times, and of the patriarchal era immediately succeeding, as
affording greater opportunity for making and collecting the results of
observations than the brief span of human life at the period when Job and he
flourished. Yet the long leisure enjoyed by the Macrobii is now more than
counterbalanced by the appliances of modern civilization. So that the results
gathered in an ephemeral and shadowy life may rest upon a broader basis of
experience than those collected by primeval sages in the course of centuries.
Still, were each age dependent on the amount of knowledge it could accumulate
for itself, the world's advancement would be tedious, if not practically at a
standstill. Hence the duty of recognizing our obligations to the past, and of
transmitting to posterity, not diminished, but if possible augmented, the
gathered stores of matured wisdom inherited from bygone generations.
3. Deep-thinking. As men who with powers fully exercised employed the leisure
of centuries in observing the phenomena of Divine providence, in comparing
their a priori theories with life's facts; in investigating the profound problems of
religion, and, after carefully elaborating the results, crystallized them in brief,
sententious maxims, apothegms, parables, "bearing the impress of deep thought,
and often deeply trying experience" (Davidson), which were passed along from
age to age for the instruction of succeeding generations, in contrast with whom
the contemporaries of Bildad and Job, and indeed the short-lived sages of
modern times "know nothing." Bildad's estimate of the relative values of ancient
and modern thought subject to correction on the grounds above indicated.
II. THE TEACHING.
1. The proverb of the papyrus.
(a) The plant, an emblem of the ungodly man who lives in forgetfulness of God
(verse 13). Forgetfulness of God, of God's existence (Psalms 14:1), of God's
omniscience (Psalms 50:22), of God's character (Isaiah 51:13; Isaiah 64:5), of
God's works (Deuteronomy 6:12; Psalms 78:10, of God's Word (Ecclesiastes

12:1; Hosea 4:6), the essence of ungodliness (Psalms 9:17; Ezekiel 22:12).
(b) The water, a symbol of that outward prosperity without which the hope of
the ungodly cannot spring. A melancholy truth that wicked men, in whose
thoughts God never is (Psalms 10:4), have sometimes a hope of eternal life. This
not founded on a sure basis; on their own morality, ability, formality, or on some
mistaken view they possess of the character of God, instead of on God's mercy,
Christ's work, and the Spirit's grace; Commonly dependent on outward
circumstances, and not derived from an inherent principle of spiritual life.
(c) The luxuriant verdure while the water lasts, a picture of the hypocrite's
display of religion while things continue prosperous.
(d) The speedy withering when the water fails, a representation of the swift and
utter collapse of the hypocrite's religion and its hope when, in the providence of
God, the fostering element of material prosperity is withdrawn.
2. The proverb of the spider's web. (Psalms 78:14, Psalms 78:15.) Changing the
simile, the wisdom of the ancients likens the hypocrite to a spider, and his hope
to a spider's web, In respect of
3. The proverb of the climbing plant. (Psalms 78:16-19.) Disentangling the moral
from the fable, we have here presented, under the similitude of a creeping plant,
the fortunes of an ungodly man in five stages.
"Or like the snowfall in the river,
A moment white—then melts for ever."
(Burns.)
III. THE MORAL.
1. A general principle. God will neither reject a righteous nor assist a wicked
man (Psalms 78:20). A good man may be cast down, but he cannot be cast off
(Psalms 94:14; 2 Corinthians 4:9). The character (1 Samuel 12:22; 1 Samuel
15:29; Job 23:13; Malachi 2:16; Malachi 3:6), the covenant (Deuteronomy 4:31;
1 Kings 8:23; 2 Kings 13:23; Psalms 111:5), the promise (Leveticus 26:44; Isaiah
54:9; Hosea 2:19; Romans 11:29; 2 Corinthians 1:20; Hebrews 10:23), the
people (Genesis 24:27; Joshua 23:14; 1 Samuel 12:22; 2 Samuel 23:5; Romans
11:2), of God, all combine to testify the impossibility of God's turning his back
upon a truly pious man,—a thought fall of comfort for the Christian (John
10:28). Equally do they proclaim the doctrine that God cannot really, however
appearances may declare the contrary, take a had man by the hand. Otherwise

his Word would be falsified (Psalms 34:16), his purity tarnished (Habakkuk
1:13), his Godhead forfeited (1 John 1:5),—an idea fraught with warning for the
wicked.
2. A particular application. This being so, on the hypothesis of Job's integrity,
Job might with certitude reckon that God would not cast him off, hut interpose
in his behalf, till prosperity once more dawned upon him, and his mouth was
filled with laughing, and his tongue with rejoicing (verse 21); while the contrary
portion would be allotted to all Job's enemies and God's, viz. shame and
everlasting destruction (verse 22). What Bildad here affirms of the respective
fortunes of the righteous and the wicked is only true when we take into
reckoning the eternal futures of both, the everlasting happiness (Psalms 73:24;
Isaiah 35:10; Daniel 12:3; Luke 10:20; Luke 12:32; Romans 2:7, Romans 2:10;
Romans 8:18) of the saint, and the everlasting perdition of the ungodly
(Matthew 25:46; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 21:8).
Learn:
1. If it is wrong to over-estimate, it is also wrong to depreciate, the men and
things of bygone days.
2. It is much safer in our reasonings to rest upon the results of experience than
to build upon the speculations of fancy.
3. The brevity of life should stimulate to diligence in pursuit of knowledge.
4. The teachings of tradition, though not infallible, have a place and value of
their own.
5. It is well that the tongue should only speak what the mind and heart have
meditated and prepared.
6. Covet not material prosperity, which may exist without inward piety.
7. Beware of an appearance of religion which has no corresponding reality
beneath.
8. The secret of soul-prosperity, as the source of spiritual vitality, is frequent
meditation upon God.
9. The entire world of common things is full of parables of heavenly truth to
them who can interpret the same.
10. It is possible to make a fair promise at the outset of a Christian profession,
and yet eventually fall away.

11. The wicked man's joy must ultimately be exchanged for sorrow.
12. The sorrows of earth in the case of God's saints will be succeeded by the
hallelujahs of heaven.
Job 8:13
The hypocrite's hope.
I. A STARTLING DEFINITION. The hypocrite is:
1. An ungodly person. He has an outward pretence of piety, but in reality be is
destitute of true religion.
2. A forgetter of God. It is not necessary that his impiety should take the form of
flagrant wickedness. That might be easily detected, and would be altogether
inconsistent with an appearance of godliness. It is enough that he simply forgets
God.
II. AN AMAZING REVELATION. The hypocrite finds himself possessed of a
hope, i.e. of God's favour and of eternal life; which hope is:
1. Like the papyrus, the fruit of his prosperity, wholly dependent on external
circumstances.
2. Like the spider's web, a flimsy, unsubstantial edifice, deftly fashioned out of
his own imagination.
3. Like the gourd, complacently self-satisfying.
III. A FEARFUL PREDICTION. The hypocrite's hope shall perish:
1. Like the papyrus, it may droop suddenly.
2. Like the spider's web, it may be destroyed violently.
3. Like the climbing plant, it will be blasted shamefully.
LESSONS.
1. Examine well the grounds on which our hope of heaven rests.
2. Seek to be possessed of that good hope which comes through grace.
END OF PRECEPT AUSTIN RESOURCES

The time will come when your mouth will be full of laughing, and cries of joy
will come from your lips.
- Basic English Bible
The Message
Job 8:21
God will let you laugh again; you'll raise the roof with shouts of joy,
Scripture and Reflection from Prayables: Job 8:21
Reflection: Source of Joy
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God really knows how to deliver a punch line. Like the banana peel gag, God
sets something in your path that could either trip you up, or make you laugh.
Which way will you take it?
Job 8:21 suggests you consider the source of joy. The next time you slip up, keep
God in mind. Make holy humor and laugh with the Lord.
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting.
Job 8:21
Prayable: Funny Bone
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Fill my day with lightness and laughter.
Let a good mood pervade the air.
Connect us with comedy, puns, limericks.
Take my mind off the tedium of work
and the seriousness of life.
Let me hear a great fish story
or a haiku in pig-Latin.
Knock-knock jokes, silly faces,
whatever it takes to give us that break we need.
Provide us with a fresh perspective
and a sense of camaraderie.
Help us all to play well with others today.
-Ruth Williams
Feature: Community of Mirth
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She was a little on the grumpy side for the better part of a week. Caryn was
walking around the house, slamming things, hoping to get her husbands
attention. One Tuesday Caryn was upset over a minor thing, if you ask her
today, she wouldn't remember what it was.
Caryn walked into the kitchen, and slammed a jar of baby food on the
container. The food went airborne from inside and landed all over the counters

and wall. It was a mess. But it made her laugh, soon after she finished scrubbing
the wall.
Laughter is the universal language of our people. It's spoken in happiness or
amusement. Laughter can release anger or bring relief. Whatever the source,
the influence is the same; laughter is catchy.
God is the ultimate comedian, but instead of using jokes, it's situations that
bring about the chuckles. The Holy Father sits in the heavens and listens to our
laughter.
When we laugh together we're whispering silent secrets of wisdom to one
another. Laughter gives birth to bliss. It's the sound of one soul speaking
volumes to another without uttering a word. Laughter invites the hopeful to
develop a loyal following. Laughter increases our community of mirth, a happy
heaven we can live in on Earth.
Contrbuted by Prayables readers: Mama P. and Karen Burch
Joke: Funniest Couples Jokes
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There was once a man and woman who were married for more than 60 years.
They shared everything. They talked about everything. They kept no secrets
from each other except that the little old woman had a shoebox in the top of her
closet. She cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.

For all of these years, he never thought about the box, but one day the little old
woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover. In trying to sort
out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his
wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the
box.
When he opened it, he found two crocheted doilies and a stack of money totaling
$50,000. He asked her about the contents. "When we were to be married," she
said, "my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never
argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and
crochet a doily."
The little old man was so moved, he had to fight back tears. Only two precious
doilies were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those
years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.
"Honey," he said, "that explains the doilies, but what about all of this money?
Where did it come from?"
"Oh," she said, "that's the money I made from selling the doilies."
Laugh! It’s Good For You!
Thomas Nelson
November 30, 2013
He will yet fill your mouth with laughing, and your lips with rejoicing. — Job
8:21
It was a great surprise to Scrooge… to hear a hearty laugh. It was a much

greater surprise to Scrooge to recognise it as his own nephew’s and to find
himself in a bright, dry, gleaming room, with the Spirit standing smiling by his
side, and looking at that same nephew with approving affability!
“Ha, ha!” laughed Scrooge’s nephew. “Ha, ha, ha!”
If you should happen, by any unlikely chance, to know a man more blest in a
laugh than Scrooge’s nephew, all I can say is, I should like to know him too.
Introduce him to me, and I’ll cultivate his acquaintance. It is a fair, even-
handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and
sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and
good-humour. When Scrooge’s nephew laughed in this way: holding his sides,
rolling his head, and twisting his face into the most extravagant contortions:
Scrooge’s niece, by marriage, laughed as heartily as he. And their assembled
friends being not a bit behindhand, roared out lustily.
“Ha, ha! Ha, ha, ha, ha!”
“He said that Christmas was a humbug, as I live!” cried Scrooge’s nephew. “He
believed it too!.. He’s a comical old fellow… that’s the truth: and not so pleasant
as he might be. However, his offences carry their own punishment, and I have
nothing to say against him.”
—A Christmas Carol
In his article “The Winsome Witness,” Charles Swindoll calls laughter “the most
beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.”
Dickens also saw the benefits of laughter. He often used irony and satire to make
his readers laugh. In this scene from A Christmas Carol, we see the contrast
between Scrooge, a grumpy, anything-but-merry old man, and his young, fun-
loving nephew. Laughter was a foreign concept to Ebenezer Scrooge. He saw no
value in being merry, just as he saw no value in people celebrating
Christmastime.
Yet the Bible is filled with stories of rejoicing and celebration. One example is
when Sarah gave birth to her son — when she was a very old woman. It was
such an unbelievable miracle that Sarah laughed with joy. She said,
“God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.” — Genesis 21:6
God’s own sense of humor is apparent in the story of Balaam and the talking
donkey (Numbers 22). Imagine the man, Balaam, beating his poor donkey, when
she opens her mouth and says, “What have I done to you, that you have struck

me?” (Numbers 22:28). Surely, God must have laughed at Balaam’s shock and
surprise when his animal spoke to him.
Proverbs 17:22 reminds us, A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed
spirit dries up the bones.
So remember to laugh, long and often. It’s good for you!
* * *
Your Turn
Make a point to laugh today! Pay attention to how often you let out a great, big
belly laugh. No matter what your circumstances are, find the funny and laugh —
even if it’s at yourself! Join the conversation on our blog! We’d love to hear
about how you brought laughter into your day! ~ Devotionals Daily
God’s Words of Life on Joy
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that
you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. — Romans 15:13
Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. — Psalm 97:11
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.— Job
8:21
His favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for a night, but rejoicing comes in
the morning. — Psalm 30:5
Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in
heart! — Psalm 32:11
I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. — Psalm
119:14
Those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing;
everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and
sorrow and sighing will flee away. — Isaiah 51:11
Let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your
protection over them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You. —

Psalm 5:11
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come
before Him with joyful songs. — Psalm 100:1-2
The prospect of the righteous is joy. — Proverbs 10:28
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who long for Your
saving help always say, “The Lord is great!”— Psalm 70:4
Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. — Psalm 126:5
You will go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will
burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. —
Isaiah 55:12
Rejoice in the Lord your God, for He has given you the autumn rains because
He is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as
before. — Joel 2:23
Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will
receive, and your joy will be complete. — John 16:24
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many
kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. —
James 1:2-3
The kingdom of God is… righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. —
Romans 14:17
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! — Philippians 4:4
The joy of the Lord is your strength. — Nehemiah 8:10
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. — Psalm 126:3
Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. — Psalm
119:111
Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and
reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap
for joy, because great is your reward in Heaven. — Luke 6:22-23
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in Your
presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand. — Psalm 16:11

The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the
Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. — Psalm 19:8
We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts
rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. — Psalm 33:20–21
I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For He has clothed me
with garments of salvation. — Isaiah 61:10
Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is
lifted high.” — 1 Samuel 2:1
Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my
Savior.” — Luke 1:46–47
You believe in [Christ] and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy. — 1
Peter 1:8
Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has
come, and His bride has made herself ready. — RevelatIon 19:7
Rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may
be overjoyed when His glory is revealed. — 1 Peter 4:13
You are to rejoice before the Lord your God in everything you put your hand to.
— Deuteronomy 12:18
To Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before His
glorious presence without fault and with great joy — to the only God our Savior
be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before
all ages, now and forevermore! — Jude 24-25
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. — 3
John 4
Devotional Thought on Joy
Joy is more than happiness. The word happiness comes from the root hap, which
means “chance.” Where happiness is circumstantial, joy is not.
Joy is an unshakeable confidence in the truths of God despite circumstances.
When our children see absolute certainty in the life of one who knows God
personally, they are impressed and drawn to know Him themselves.
If we want folks like our children to believe in our God, we’ll need more than a

pasted-on smile of chance happiness. We’ll need joy.
Dear Lord, please give me a reason to taste the true joy of being secure in You.
Show me the difference between the chance happiness of our world and the
unbreakable confidence of knowing Your character to be unchanging and true.
May this fruit of faith be evidenced in my outlook, my attitudes, my bearing, and
my being, that I might attract others to Your truth. Amen.
https://www.faithgateway.com/gods-words-of-life-on-joy/#.XUBUw_ZFyUk
Jesus's Love is like the post-game snack
Earlier this week at the USC AIA meeting I was asked by Mr. Sylvester to share
my Audience of One testimony with the students. I thought why not share it
with you as well.
Audience of One is the first principle in Athletes in Action's Principles of faith
and sport. The purpose of the principles is to transform sport as an opportunity
to worship God and to create a learning experience so that we can participate in
sport in a way that honors Him. In Audience of One we look at the story of
Elijah and the Prophets of Baal found in 1 Kings 18:20-40. Through this story
we learn that God exposes our idols changing our allegiance from 'substitutes' to
him. We realize that learning to compete for the ultimate audience transforms
sport into worship. Through Audience of One we seek not to be an athlete who
is a Christian, but a Christian who is an athlete.
I first heard the message of Audience of One about two years ago and it has had
a huge impact on my life.
Here's what I had to say...
Sports was everything growing up. Starting with YMCA basketball, kick &

scoop soccer, and little league baseball. Sports was what I did, I loved playing
sports I loved competing. Growing up my dad was involved in many of my
athletic endeavors, coaching and teaching me in the ways of sport. In some
situations I felt the pressure to make my dad proud of my performance, even
more so being the coach's son. I was seeking the attention of other's thru my
performance on the field. I wanted the approval, popularity, fame, glory, the
Wheaties box. My quest for approval can be traced back to the blacktop of
recess in elementary school. I wanted to be the ruler of the foursquare gird, the
first pick on the kickball diamond, and win the crab walk and sack race on field
day. Then you move on to junior high and it's all about the boy or the girl that
you have a crush on that's in the stands watching your game. That was a lot
of pressure because your performance on the court determined whether you
could be boyfriend & girlfriend or not. One air ball or errant pass and you blew
it :). But things start getting a little more serious because in high school that boy
or girl turns into coaches with clipboards from top 25 programs. And now if
you mess up you're definitely not getting asked out for a 4-5 year date at their
school. The pressure is intense, the need to be accepted is huge. For me, even
though I kept it to myself, I desired that attention. To me an idol became a clap
of applause, a pat on the back, a name drop in the newspaper. My idol had
become that I was legit, I had made it. I was a small town kid playing on a
nationally ranked top 10 club team for soccer. I was big time. I was playing for
the approval of others, the glory of Kyle Basil, I was not a servant of Christ.
Going into my freshman year of soccer at the University of Dayton I was
redshirted due to coming of a broken leg, so I didn't practice or play at all in my
first season/semester. Sophomore year comes around and I'm healthy but not
playing, not even making the travel roster. It was hard going home because I
would always get asked two questions: 1. How is the team doing? 2. How are you
doing? Are you getting to play? I dreaded the second question mainly because I
felt like I was letting my parents down. All the time, effort, money they had
invested to get me to dream of playing college soccer and I wasn't meeting my
end of the bargain. I felt like I was letting them down. I know my parents love
me and support me, but it was something that I was beating myself up about. In
the fall of my junior year I went to an Athletes in Action meeting where I heard
about Audience of One for the first time. I learned that approval had become an
idol in my life, a wall between myself and Jesus. I also recognized that God is
not going to love me anymore or any less based on my performance, He is going
to love me the same no matter what. So it didn't matter whether over the four

years of my career if I played two minutes or started and played every second of
every game, Jesus still loves me the same. Knowing this made competing in the
sport of soccer much more enjoyable.
When I first began playing soccer and baseball one of the best things about
playing was the post game snack or treat ticket. I remember the days of
finishing a game, lining up to shake hands, and then racing back to the bench or
dugout to get in line for the snack/ticket. The best thing was you could always
count on the snack being there after the game, the snack is unconditional. The
world tells us that recognition and status is everything, that your worth or value
is based solely on your performance. There is no margin for error. If you miss
the putt, strikeout swinging, drop the baton, you don't deserve the capri sun and
orange slices. That's not how God's love for us works. God's love or us is agape,
it's unconditional, meaning that even if we double fault, fumble on the goal-line,
or put the ball in the back of our own net, God's still going to be there on the
sidelines with a big smile on his face, serving out snacks.
laughter and shouts of joy
https://8job21.blogspot.com/
Job 8:21
"God will let you laugh again; you'll raise the roof with shouts of joy." Job 8:21
The Message.
I so needed that today. Yesterday was our first day of feeding therapy for my
son and it was absolutely heartbreaking. He didn't eat anything. Not a single
thing. And instead of being cranky from hunger, he was the sweetest child ever.
He kept hugging me and giving me kisses. Tore my heart right out. He fell asleep
on his own at 7:00 pm and slept through till 7:00 this morning. I can't tell you
how much I cried yesterday. Today, too. Just knowing that my son has got to be
starving and knowing that he would eat if only I would give in and give him

pizza or chicken nuggets is really hard to handle. I feel like I'm being cruel but
really I'm doing this out of love. I want him to have a healthy body. It's my
responsibility as a mother to feed him nourishig foods. This morning I offered
him eggs, nitrate/nitrite free turkey bacon and grapes. He choked down half of a
grape, gagging the whole time. I was so proud of him and did a serious happy
dance! This afternoon for lunch we had leftover fried chicken (I know it's not
healthy but it was here!), green beans and watermelon. He ate a small piece of
the chicken skin that I had peeled off. Yuck! But hey, he chewed and swallowed
and didn't gag! He then ate a small chunk of watermelon (which he's eaten
before). So I think a little progress was made today. Tonight for dinner we're
having herbed chicken, mashed potatoes, peas and strawberries. Please say a
prayer for my angel boy, that he is fed, both nutritionally and spiritually. And
when he is eating new foods, I can guarantee you that I will be laughing and
praising and raising the roof with shouts of joy!
https://strivingtobemore.blogspot.com/2009/01/job-821.html
Job 8:21
"He will once again fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of
joy."
Another One Of My 3am Thoughts
Sometimes I do this weird thing where I stay up all night just because I can't
sleep. Sometimes it's to study, but sometimes it's just because. My momma does
not love when I do this and every time I confess that I haven't slept, she says
"Ohh honey I hate when you do that. I worry about you when you do that". I'm
not complaining, I love this! It reminds me that she cares about every little thing
that effects me. I love when Momma tells me what is worrying her. She is so full
of wisdom and I love hearing. Ask her yourself, I ask her opinion on
EVERYTHING!
Anyways, back on track... Sometimes when I do these all nighters I like to throw
on worship music and read up on some good random Christian-like things or
listen to good podcasts. And every time I do I will at some point start to cry,
sometimes harder than others, but I love it. It's a good cry, I get to overwhelmed
and overjoyed with all the wonderful things I see our Father doing! And I like to

thing that God created me to be like this just do that sometimes we can have
some extra special one on one time! Like when my daddy randomly takes me to
breakfast just me and him or when my momma, sister and I have a girls night! I
just feel special and I love it. It warms my heart and sometimes I need that extra
heart warmth to remind me why I'm here. Especially tonight, I definitely feel
like I have been stumbling. Please pray my friends, it will be greatly
appreciated!
Peace and Blessings!
Friday, March 9, 2012
The Way To A Women's Heart...
Dove milk chocolate. <3
Don't get me wrong I love me some sweet tea, chickfila, going dancing, going on
adventures, days full of shopping, thunderstorms, looking at the stars, weddings,
horse back riding, lazy days and pretty much all things girl.
But mostly I love dove milk chocolate.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
KONY 2012 & ect.
As many of you can see, I have done 0 homework and 0 studying.
Blogger-1:Productivity-0
I think we know who's gonna win.
Anywho as I have already shared with many of you and the entirety of my
Facebook friends: KONY 2012 is exactly "what has been on my mind". Now I
am taking another step, in asking you if you would PLEASE take 30 minutes out

of your day to watch the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc
The video speaks for itself and to continue to talk about it would really just be
me doing it an injustice, so WATCH AND TAKE ACTION!
Other Things:
1. A few prayer requests;
-South Africa this summer. If I haven't already told you, Kaylen Runyan
and I are planning a big wonderful trip to South Africa. That's right everyone
SOUTH AFRICA! We are currently in the process of putting together a
Facebook page, "newsletter" type print out and getting our passports, travel
arrangements and such together! If you would like to pray, know more about
our big plans or even donate please, PLEASE let me know via Facebook
message!
-Along the lines of prayer requests: My friends little brother, Forrest
Frank posted a status about a week or so ago saying that if anyone had prayer
request to text him and that was probably one of the simply, best ideas I have
ever heard of. How easy it to just pray, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 says "pray
continually", so I am now stealing Jesus' and Forrest's ideas. Please text me or
message me or whatever with your prayers: 832 978 7273. I would be truly
HONORED to pray for yall!
2. I always try to keep count- to kind of organize my thoughts but after 2 I
usually give up. ;)
Other than that, life has been very up and down. That's not really new though in
anyway. My life is and always will be crazy and I have come to except that and
even enjoy it! :) I'm constantly trying to remember how lucky and spoiled and I
am.

I have been really getting into Romans lately, maybe time to do a bible study?!
o_O or maybe just keep reading o_O, let me know what you think or if you have
any ideas!
KONY 2012!
Peace & Blessings!
P.S. just a few people that keep me sane -minus my mommy and daddy
Monday, February 20, 2012
Procrastination Station
I am a pro procrastinator. I had a spanish composition to be studying for and
tons of homework on top that, but instead I decided to get on Facebook, Twitter,
Tumblr and Pinterest. Oh! And go see a movie, This Means War (great by the
way), and hang out with a friend. Not my best decision, but even in the dumbest,
smallest situations God can make things good. I couldn't sleep cleary with all the
social networking going on, so I decided around 4am that I would just stay up all
night. :) I got an early start to my day. I even did a little make up (Lucky Blinn
classmates, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, don't miss it! It will not be
happening again!) and now I am off to eat breakfast and study. All before
8am! ;) This is going to be a great day, but like I told my mom. This only
happens every once in a while and no one can expect any AM greatness from me
for a few weeks. Today is going to be long. Long, but good. So, so good. I am
starting my day with some Jesus Calling and Starbucks or Chickfila (I have yet
to decide)! I am feeling blessed!
In other news, I am now second guessing any and all colleges I want/wanted to
attend. My major is Public Relations, I want to be a wedding/events planner. Let
me know if you think of any good schools for this. And for my momma's sake,
preferably in Texas.
Also, my new bible study group is reading Colossions 3! So excited to discuss this

and reread it! Shout out to Will and Kendyl for keeping our group together
through some much needed Word.
Jesus has been filling me with Joy in some rough times lately! Very thankful! A
lot of my joy has been from the people reading this and I just wanted to say
thank you very much! It has not gone unoticed. Thank you for what you have
done for my mom, grandma, and other family members. It has been great to see,
so many friends in a time of need!
Last, but not least! A friend and I are seriously considering and looking at the
idea of going to Durban, South Africa for a month or so this summer! We would
definitely have to start the process asap, so please pray that God will give us
wisdom when making that decisions, and many more that would come if we
decided to go!
Thanks yall!
Have a wonderful day!
Monday, February 13, 2012
2/13/2012
Job 8:21 is exactly what I want my blog and more importantly my life to
represent. I want to be filled with joy even in the worst times, because only joy
can come from our Maker. It will be easy sometimes and harder at others and
God has definitely filled my heart with joy for this first post.
Today did not start of all that well. I had forgotten to do my #joyfulchallenge
yesterday (21 day challenge, where you post a picture of something that brings
you joy, not happiness, but joy because only joy comes from our Creator), there
was drama, there was just sadness all around... and it was rainy. I just felt like
our world is such a disgusting place, but God is good, God is great (that part will
come in a minute). I feel like my Facebook news feed has been constantly filled
with bullying. Maybe I am just now noticing, but I feel like it has been extra bad
lately. I know I'm not innocent, so please don't misread this. I am probably the
worst. I can be so ugly when it comes to online drama. Lately, though I feel like

it is just so awful and as I scroll down my news feed I just read groups of people
harrassing another. Where is the love people!? Do we forget that Jesus said,
"Him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her" John
8:7 and no one threw a stone. We are sinful and ugly at times, but facebook is
not the place to call one person out. I know some of you saw my last Facebook
status and Twitter post about this. You're probably thinking that I'm just really
harping on this and you are so right. I am. I cannot let it go, my stomach was in
knots all day because of all this nasty buisness. Just something to think about it.
Anywho, the second I left school I got a sweet message reminding me that even
though Valentines Day is coming up, only Jesus can love me fully and purely. No
boy or man, not even my sweet Daddy (even though he is pretty close) can love
me as much as Jesus can. Her verse to me/us was Deut. 7:6, "Do this because you
are a people set apart as holy to God, your God. God, your God, chose you out of
all the poeple on Earth for himself as a cherished, personal treasure. This year
Jesus is my Valentine... and Daddy ofcourse! A bit later, I made a few phone
calls and heard some great news and some not so great news, but it was easier to
take this time because before all the calls were made and answered I read my
Bible and my Jesus Calling. I delighted myself in the Lord and he gave me the
treasures of my heart, Psalm 37:4. It really does work, my heart was full and
still is and I am satisfied in the Lord.
This is blog is to be used for God's use and I would love for y'all to comment
when you want and send me advice and such. I just want this to be used as a tool
to show others Christ and to show that the Walk isn't always happy or exciting
and sometimes it's hard and just gross, but it is ALWAYS Joyful.
One last thing, I have realized that I have awful music on my ipod. If anyone
would like to make a CD, that would be GREAT! I'll try anything.
Thanks for reading! https://tayraymo.blogspot.com/
Don't Quit no matter what!
May 29, 2010 @ 11pm,
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won if he'd stuck it out.
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are -
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
- by John Greenleaf Whittier

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