Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.
Dear Ones: The joyful verses and thoughts we have been planting in our souls will begin to explode out of you. I can give a witness to that in my life. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit and is a deep soul characteristic of the Divine Nature of Christ that is working in you. Though it is a deep work, it does come to the surface in surprising ways. In this Christmas season let HIS joy blast away at all the negative words and actions that occur around you today. May HIS joy find its expression in your life. May the atmosphere shift as you carry HIS joy into every situation and encounter you have today. Have an overcoming day. I bless you in Jesus’ name.