Gloria Copeland

Now let me show you how that information
relates to the laughter and the outpouring
of God’s glory we’ve begun to experience.
The word glory as used throughout the
Old Testament literally means “to be heavy
laden with everything that is good,” and it
relates directly to the presence of God’s Spirit.
Some years ago, I learned from Billye Brim,
who has studied [...]

Read Colossians 1:11 again and you’ll
see it is that joy-inspired strength, which
enables us to be patient and long-suffering.
(So, if you’ve been running short of patience
lately, check your joy supply. That could be
what you’re lacking.)
Read Ephesians 6:10 and you’ll see it
takes that same strength to operate your
spiritual armor. If you don’t have the joy of
the Lord, [...]

Another way to stir up joy is to fellowship
with the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17 says,
“For the kingdom of God is not meat and
drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in
the Holy Ghost.”
There’s joy in the Holy Ghost—so hook
up with Him! Pray and sing in other tongues.
Jump into the river of the Spirit with praise
and thanksgiving. [...]

Someone might say, “Well, that sounds
good! I wonder if it would work like that
for me?”
It will if you’ll put it to work. Look back
at that passage in Luke 6:27 where Jesus
explains this principle and says, “I say unto
you which hear….” In other words, this will
work for anyone who will listen. All you
have to do is [...]

God has made a way for us to live successful, holy
lives. If we’ll learn to walk in the spirit, we’ll win the
war between the flesh and the spirit. There will still
be opportunities to enter into temptation, but we
will not yield to them.
Romans 6:20-22, 7:5-6 says:
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free
from [...]