Joy

Joy moments 

Fellas, at this part of the book, what is joy meaning to you? Here’s some thoughts from other blokes. 

OTTO: Being confident that all will turn out well and we get to kick that winning goal after the siren. 

CHRIS: An inner knowing that I have been restored to right relationship with my Heavenly Dad, through Jesus. Gives me strength to be the husband and father God wants me to be, to be a mate. Helps me to be a human being, not a human doing. 

WAYNE: I count it all joy looking after my son who is quadriplegic. 

MATT: Patience leads to joy. 

STEVE: Joy is living out God’s desires for me as opposed to the world’s desires or the desires of others forced upon me. 

DAVO: Joy for me is connection with friends/mates. It means having friends who stand by you and who you stand by. Our first response to tough times is, ‘God, rescue me!’ but God wants to show us instead that he is bigger than our adversity. God wants to walk with you today however tough the journey is. 

This is an excerpt from Ian Watson’s Non-Fiction Book CHAMPIONS LEARN TO LOVE