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A life of intimacy with God is characterized by joy.

A life of intimacy with God is characterized by joy.

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Joy, Intimacy, Intimacy With God
Oswald Chambers (2013). “Joy and Peace: A Holy Condition”, p.51, Discovery House

Be rightly related to God, find your joy there, and out of you will flow rivers of living water.

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Rivers, Water, Joy
Oswald Chambers (2017). “Utmost Ongoing: Reflections on the Legacy of Oswald Chambers”, p.16, Discovery House

It is a joy to Jesus when a person takes time to walk more intimately with Him. The bearing of fruit is always shown in scripture to be a visible result of an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.

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Jesus, Intimate Relationships, Joy
Oswald Chambers (2010). “My Utmost for His Highest”, p.34, Discovery House

The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a 'happy Christian.' Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not. Remember, Jesus Christ had joy, and He prayed 'that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.'

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Christian, Jesus, Joy
Oswald Chambers, Harry Verploegh (1990). “The Oswald Chambers Devotional Reader: 52 Weekly Themes”, Oliver-Nelson Books

Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not.

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Joy, Doe, Happens
Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.216, Discovery House

What is the sign of a friend? Is it that he tells you his secret sorrows? No, it is that he tells you his secret joys. Many people will confide their secret sorrows to you, but the final mark of intimacy is when they share their secret joys with you.

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People, Joy, Sorrow
Oswald Chambers (2010). “My Utmost for His Highest”, p.328, Discovery House

Joy comes from seeing the complete fulfillment of the specific purpose for which I was created and born again, not from successfully doing something of my own choosing.

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Joy, Purpose, Born Again
Oswald Chambers (2005). “My Utmost for His Highest”, Discovery House Pub

The people who influence us are those who have stood unconsciously for the right thing. They are like the stars and the lilies, and the joy of God flows through them all the time.

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Stars, People, Joy
Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.202, Discovery House

When the darkness of dismay comes, endure until it is over, because out of it will come that following of Jesus which is an unspeakable joy.

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Jesus, Joy, Darkness
Oswald Chambers (2011). “My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition”, p.161, Discovery House

There is no joy in the soul that has forgotten what God prizes.

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Joy, Soul, Forgotten
Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.106, Discovery House

Obey Him with glad reckless joy.

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Joy, Reckless, Glad
Oswald Chambers (2011). “My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition”, p.187, Discovery House

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