Joy Tank - The Messy Mary

Heart Garden - The Messy Mary

When we are in a relationship with Jesus, He is the One planting seeds in our gardens. Seeds of peace, love, joy, hope all planted in our heart gardens by Him. When we are in a relationship with the world, we and whoever or whatever else we let plant in our garden plants seeds. Seeds of doubt, fear, comparison, judgment, unforgiveness, and etc. Whatever seeds are planted is what blooms in our heart gardens.

Fullness of Joy - The Messy Mary

This week, Scripture tells us that it is in His presence that that is "fullness of joy." Take a moment to think about that idea of fullness. When you hear that word what comes to mind? When I read it the words that came to my mind were complete and absolute.

Blessings - The Messy Mary

This led me to the question, Kirsten what have you trained your eyes to see? Jesus or the storms? Am I always so focused on what is going wrong in my life (the brown stuff in the room) that I don't even see the blessings (the red stuff in the room?)

Joy Tank - The Messy Mary

Basically it boils down to this. As Christians we draw our joy from Jesus, not our circumstances. That joy stems from our relationship with Jesus which enables us to hold on to joy in the midst of difficult times.

Thanksgiving - The Messy Mary

There is no "bad" in Jesus! And He doesn't give us bad things. There are bad things here on earth because we live in a fallen world. Not because of anything Jesus did, but because of what Adam and Eve did in the Garden.