# Joyful Journey

## Metadata
- Author: [[E James Wilder, Anna Kang, John Loppnow, and Sungshim Loppnow]]
- Full Title: Joyful Journey
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- Let us examine three reasons why we might not be aware that God is speaking with us when thoughts go through our minds. First, our minds might not be in a relational state, one that is receptive to interaction with God or people. ([Location 37](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08QRMW8RK&location=37))
- The third reason we miss God speaking to us is that we don’t stop to check the characteristics of our thoughts to see if they are poetry that rhymes God’s thoughts. ([Location 54](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08QRMW8RK&location=54))
- Thoughts that rhyme with God’s produce shalom. Shalom is a state of harmony where everything works together, makes sense and is good. Shalom is the “peace of Christ.” ([Location 56](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08QRMW8RK&location=56))
- Healing is not the absence of pain; rather it is a sound relationship with God and His people. ([Location 76](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08QRMW8RK&location=76))
- Immanuel journaling not only alleviates pain but frees us from toiling in good religious activity that does not bring shalom. The Immanuel journaling process allows individuals and groups to become more aware of God’s presence in their daily lives. ([Location 80](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08QRMW8RK&location=80))
- healing is not the absence of pain; rather, it is the presence of God and His continuing involvement in our lives. ([Location 111](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08QRMW8RK&location=111))
- One very practical element of journaling was that it allowed me to organize my thoughts and slow down the whole process of interacting with God. And because I was able to slow down and quiet myself, I was able to receive the precious gift of being able to experience God’s compassion toward me. Once I started to receive His validation and comfort, I demanded it less from my husband and others in my community. I began to experience the joy of my salvation. ([Location 116](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08QRMW8RK&location=116))
- Christians like me were seeking to love God by doing all the things the church encouraged them to do and yet, their lives did not bear the fruit of Spirit. ([Location 130](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08QRMW8RK&location=130))
- Talk to God about everything • Do nothing out of fear • Love others deeply ([Location 137](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08QRMW8RK&location=137))
- Immanuel journaling will help us “rhyme” our thoughts with God’s thoughts. ([Location 140](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08QRMW8RK&location=140))
- Immanuel journaling is a tool that helps us to remain in Him. ([Location 141](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08QRMW8RK&location=141))