Atheist meets Christian
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“Are you one of the technicians from this church?” I asked the young man standing in the hall during the preparations for my livestream concert. His answer came out of the blue: “No, I’m an atheist.”
Due to pandemic measures, there were only a few people on site, and I was very surprised that an atheist, of all people, was now sitting in front of the stage. After the concert, I approached him and asked, “So, how did you like it?”
He searched for the right words, then said, “It was different. How can I say it? Everything was perfect—the sound, the music, everything—but honestly, it was your ‘joie de vivre’ and that radiance that touched me. How can you be so radiant after all you’ve been through?”
It’s your radiance that will open doors to hearts that vow, “I will never let anyone in here again.”
I’m often confronted with this “why are you so radiant?” question. I think back to the many times I sat in my apartment and wept bitterly. Or the time I was going through depression and couldn’t shine for months. The time I had an eating disorder, when every smile was fake.
What’s the reason I didn’t get stuck there? “‘…Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'” (Nehemiah 8:10, NKJV)!
You may have heard this verse many times, but what does it mean to you today, here and now? What, then, is joy in the Lord? Joy is to know and to say out loud, “I know that God is my Savior! I know that I am no longer lost! I know that I am loved! I know that He holds my present and past in His hand!” I could go on writing these things, and my smile would keep growing wider.
Try it sometime! Speak these truths out loud and ask God to give you a joy that will also affect—and change—those around you! :-)
You are a miracle!
Hi Deborah so true “The joy of the Lord is my strength ” thank you for teach me .. God bless
Be blessed, dear Laura!
Amen! Powerful words…I know that God is my Savior! I know that He loves and cares for me too ???? Hallelujah Jesus ✝️ Thank you Deborah ????
Amen. Lord Jesus.
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Not really a good title. but great verse. You would expect more on the theme you know? I was expecting a redemption story. still love you ????. And as always you made my day a little brighter. God bless you ????
Hi, Deborah,
I am so grateful that the Lord, took you out of those painful times and brought you to where you are. So you can share it with us. It comforts me that one day I too, will find my joy in his strength and know that he does love me. Until then I will continue to read your courageous victories. I wish you continuous blessings may your smile widen, and your joy contagious.
Amen.
Thank you Almighty God for the gift of joy! Please guide us so that we may all experience this wonderful gift and let us share it with others! Let us never take for granted Your love!!! Amen ????????
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I too have joy in the Lord after everything that MS continues to throw at me. I get knocked down and continue to get back up. I have been in a wheelchair since I was 26. I have been on a rollater walker of and on. The last time being 2009. I know will walk again.
Thank you ????