{"id":1946,"date":"2018-01-02T11:42:04","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T16:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2018-01-04T12:38:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T17:38:41","slug":"spirit-of-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/02\/spirit-of-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit of Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1947\" src=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/414788366_dfecf8bf6c_z-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/414788366_dfecf8bf6c_z-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/414788366_dfecf8bf6c_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6>January 2, 2018<\/h6>\n<h6>When someone would\u00a0criticize me and I&#8217;d\u00a0let it\u00a0upset me. My mom\u00a0would say, &#8220;be like a duck, just\u00a0let it roll\u00a0off your back&#8230;&#8221;<\/h6>\n<h6>Years later I understood why she would say that.<\/h6>\n<h6><em>When a duck is swimming or out in the rain, the bird secretes an oil from glands near its tail. With its bill, the duck rubs the oil over its body.<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>The oil keeps the water from soaking through the duck\u2019s feathers, making the bird \u201cwaterproof.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6>So, the water didn&#8217;t affect the duck. Someone&#8217;s critical opinion is like the water. Let the oil of the Holy Spirit saturate your being, his oil will cause the fiery darts to just roll off your back.<\/h6>\n<h6>No matter what comes at you on a daily basis, and it will come&#8230;let the oil of Joy, be applied to your heart and mind, and the offence will just roll off your back. Be a duck!!!<\/h6>\n<h6><strong><em><span class=\"passage-display-bcv\">Psalm 30:4-6 <\/span><span class=\"passage-display-version\">GOD\u2019S WORD Translation (GW)<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"line\"><em><span id=\"en-GW-14320\" class=\"text Ps-30-4\">Make music to praise the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, you faithful people who belong to him.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"text Ps-30-4\">Remember his holiness by giving thanks.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span id=\"en-GW-14321\" class=\"text Ps-30-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>His anger lasts only a moment.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"text Ps-30-5\">His favor lasts a lifetime.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-30-5\">Weeping may last for the night,<\/span><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"indent-2\"><span class=\"indent-2-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-30-5\">but there is a song of joy in the morning.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em><span id=\"en-GW-14322\" class=\"text Ps-30-6\">When all was well with me, I said,<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-30-6\">\u201cI will never be shaken.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><strong><em><span class=\"passage-display-bcv\">Psalm 45:7<\/span><span class=\"passage-display-version\">New International Version (NIV)<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<h6 class=\"line\"><em><span id=\"en-NIV-14605\" class=\"text Ps-45-7\">You love righteousness and hate wickedness;<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-45-7\">therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions<\/span><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-45-7\">by anointing you with the oil of joy.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; January 2, 2018 When someone would\u00a0criticize me and I&#8217;d\u00a0let it\u00a0upset me. 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