We love building relationships. Subscribe to our blog to receive weekly encouragement in your email inbox.
Visit Our Store
Donate
You can also mail checks, made out to IRSM, to:
Iron Rose Sister Ministries
PO Box 1351
Searcy, AR 72145
IRSM is a 501(c)(3), so donations are tax-deductible.
Blog
More blog entries below
In the movie, The Princess Bride, Vizzini, the short, bald Sicilian, uses the word “inconceivable” on various occasions. Finally, the Spaniard, Inigo Montoya, played by Mandy Patinkin, responds, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
We use the words joy and happiness interchangeably. But, spiritually speaking, there is a difference between the two words.
My middle name is Joy and I have always loved it. When I got my first car as a senior in college, my dad suggested that I could get a personalized license plate that said, “JOY CAR.”
“It would serve as a reminder of your priorities and that the car really isn’t yours anyway,” my dad offered.
Joy. It is not only a name with biblical significance, but also an acronym that reminds us of our priorities: Jesus, Others, Yourself.
What will bring you greatest joy in your life?
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ~ Matthew 22:37-39
