Jesus, Joy & Java

Psalm 37:4~ "Delight Yourself In The Lord and He will Give You The Desires Of Your Heart." This week on the Jesus, Joy and Java podcast we will be looking at Psalm 37:4  I will explain why this is my favorite verse and what it means to "Delight in the Lord". It took me a long time to figure out that I was delighting in the wrong things. It was not until I started to delight in the eternal things of God that my desires started to line up to His.  Matthew 6:33 tells us, “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”   We will never find fulfillment in things of this world.  Let’s keep our focus on what pleases God, He knows our heart, remember He is All Knowing.  Let’s Allow Him to transform our hearts and ours desires and He will always provide above and beyond what we can ever imagine.  In John 4:14 Jesus says: “Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give ...

On this week’s episode,  we looked at the 4th part of the Armor of God, The Shield of Faith .   When the soldiers would fight in large groups they could position their shields around their group to form a wall around them.   I don’t know about you, but I’m continuously fighting off those fiery darts and keeping the evil villains away. Sometimes the invisible enemy sucks the energy out of me and that’s when i know that i cannot fight on my own strength.     When my shield of faith starts to get too heavy i have to ask my prayer warriors to help me fight the battles. This is when my prayer warrior friends surround me with their shields and together we are victorious.   Do you have Prayer Warriors? You can find sisters in Christ at church who are always willing to pray for you and with you. Find friends who you can count on for prayer when your shield of faith gets too heavy. Don’t fight your battles alone. Together we are stronger!  To learn more about t...

Welcome to the Jesus, Joy & Java blog. My name is Paty Nava, some of you might be familiar with the  Jesus, Joy & Java Podcast   .   I created this blog to share some of the stories I share on the podcast episodes and whatever God puts on my heart to encourage you. I started the podcast in August of 2022 and it's only taken me 6 Months (or 3 seasons to finally start a blog) I wasn't really sure if I would ever get to it. But it's finally here! Thank You Jesus!  Season One was all about the Proverbs 31 Woman, Season Two was on the Fruit of the Spirit and in this third season we are learning about the six pieces of Armor Paul instructs us to put in Ephesians 6.  So far we have learned that the first piece of armor is the Belt of Truth. In Eph. 6:14 Paul says: “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist. The belt of Truth was the first piece of armor the soldiers put on and did not remove it until the battle was ov...