The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength

If the joy of the Lord is your strength …

Colin Pearce
Nov 2 · 3 min read
A singing choir
A singing choir

What’s it mean to have the “joy of the Lord” and for it to be your strength?

Ask ten people what the prophet Nehemiah meant when he said:

The joy of the Lord is your strength. (Nehemiah 8:10, NIV)

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I coach communicators to put their message over in a short, sharp, story so it impacts, sticks and creates change. http://www.colinpearce.com/storytelling-works

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