Some Christians don't like to hear the ...

[Brother James]

Even so, there are many pastors who, one says a verse means this way, and another says the verse means another way.The verse as I read it states, "Count it all joy when you are persecuted for My sake and people lyingly say all kinds of things against you for My sake. For in this manner they did to the prophets."Also, Jesus was talking to the apostles of His day, before certain things existed, so getting stuck in an elevator ,or a car stalling in a tunnel and no cell signal there,etc. if He was talking to the people of that day and those things didn't happen, coupled with the fact that He added,"When" not "at all times", it seems to me that maybe most are interpreting it to mean everything when it's not specifically stated that way.To be happy when stalled in a tunnel with no cell service{and also late for things because of it}, I don't know...there's a difference between acepting something because it is what it is and prefering it that way.if I deal with an automated service and they don't understand, and I can't convince a machine, I don't consider that a "fun" experience.

Having a joyful heart unto Jesus does not mean having a happy heart unto Jesus. Happiness and joyfulness are different from each other so we error in what we think and believe that Jesus is Instructing us to do at times because we didn't ask Jesus what he meant, we didn't ask Jesus for His understanding. We didn't even look up the original Words that He used.

How is it that I can be joyful and unhappy at the same time?

 

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