tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129659795643627523.post1636971253160334608..comments2024-02-13T07:52:06.849-08:00Comments on God and the Black River: I Am Filled With Joy, John 17:13 by Susan L.Susan Starretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03426333136230212173noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129659795643627523.post-69508283853915351052017-08-17T10:23:21.163-07:002017-08-17T10:23:21.163-07:00You posed the question as to whether the Lord'...You posed the question as to whether the Lord's joy is an ongoing process, or a done deal. I would answer that it is both! This is one of those issues that I'm starting to recognize as "now, and not yet". It's not either/or, it's both/and. We have the joy of the Lord, but it is something that also grows in us as we mature spiritually. I consider that a double blessing :).H.noreply@blogger.com