{"id":274,"date":"2015-09-20T12:10:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T17:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.likeisha.com\/?p=274"},"modified":"2015-09-20T12:10:21","modified_gmt":"2015-09-20T17:10:21","slug":"a-joyful-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.likeisha.com\/?p=274","title":{"rendered":"A Joyful Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.likeisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d9d8f35ef22f6a3cc509df1f7b9e0c1b.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.likeisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d9d8f35ef22f6a3cc509df1f7b9e0c1b.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"d9d8f35ef22f6a3cc509df1f7b9e0c1b\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.likeisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d9d8f35ef22f6a3cc509df1f7b9e0c1b.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.likeisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d9d8f35ef22f6a3cc509df1f7b9e0c1b.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.likeisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d9d8f35ef22f6a3cc509df1f7b9e0c1b.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Proverbs 17:22 ~ A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.<\/strong>\n<p>There have been times when I have tried to ignore or deny the pain in my heart.\u00a0 I am learning that when you do not face your issues or you bury your brokenness, that your heart becomes corrupted.\u00a0 And a corrupted heart is void of joy.\u00a0 God allows hurt into our lives to help grow us and to draw us closer to Him.\u00a0 He desires for us to recognize that He is the one that is the Caretaker of our heart.\u00a0 When we surrender our pain to God, He pours His love over our wounds.\u00a0 His love is our healing medicine and will restore our joy.\u00a0 So whatever pain, hurt, or disappointment you are feeling right now, turn to God, the Doctor for your soul.\u00a0 Allow Him to heal and make you whole again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer<\/strong>:\u00a0 Lord, we thank You for Your healing power that not only heals our physical wounds but our heart\u00a0wounds, as well.\u00a0 We thank You for how You love us tenderly through our seasons of brokenness.\u00a0 We pray that You will touch our broken spirits and give us Your joy so that we may be restored to wholeness through the power of the Holy Spirit that dwells within us.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose in Action:<\/strong> Take time this week to examine your heart and take the broken pieces to God; allowing Him to provide His loving healing.<\/p>\n<p>For His Purpose,<\/p>\n<p>LiKeisha<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proverbs 17:22 ~ A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. 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