God is the of joy Joy is this abiding that your eternity is even when your today is Philippians 4:8 – Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. “You cannot keep birds from flying over your head, but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.” - Martin Luther Law of the Tree: good bear good You are your Proverbs 23:7a – For as he thinks within himself, so he is… Center for Bible Engagement study Philippians 4:9 – What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. “Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.” - R. Waldo Emerson What you determines how you Romans 8:6 – For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. Kinds of Minds: 1. mindset 2. mindset James 1:8 – …he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. 3. mindset Deuteronomy 6:5 – You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Matthew 22:37 – And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.