{"product_id":"i-choose-joy-change-your-perspective-change-your-life-paperback","title":"I Choose Joy: Change Your Perspective, Change Your Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChip Ingram\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoy--our lifeline and strength through life's suffering.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC.S. Lewis said, \"Joy is the serious business of Heaven.\" Too often, however, joy is missing from our lives. When we look to Scripture, we see examples of early Christians thriving \u003ci\u003eeven\u003c\/i\u003e amid hardship and persecution. How do we recapture that deep and stubborn joy? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePastor and author Chip Ingram takes us to God's Word, helping us shift away from self-centered happiness and toward lasting joy found in God's goodness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Choosing joy in the midst of difficulties goes against all our instincts. When you look at life through the lens of your circumstances, what happens? You're happy when circumstances are good and sad or angry when they aren't, right? But if you look at your circumstances through the lens of God's goodness--his power and promises--that's a higher perspective. You can experience joy because you know a good God is going to take even the worst and most difficult things in life and use them for your good. Living above our circumstances occurs when our perspective interprets our circumstances rather than our circumstances determining our perspective.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou cannot choose your life's circumstances, but you can choose how to respond. Join esteemed Bible teacher, Chip Ingram, on this journey to restore the essential Christian virtue of JOY!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHIP INGRAM\u003c\/b\u003e is the teaching pastor and CEO of Living on the Edge, an internationalteaching and discipleship ministry. A pastor for more than thirty years, Chip is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eHoly Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible War\u003c\/i\u003e. Chip and his wife, Theresa, have four grown children and twelve grandchildren and live in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.43 x 5.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966784438573,"sku":"9780802437266","price":18.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/XWEoDg1I-U9780802437266.webp?v=1775538966","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/i-choose-joy-change-your-perspective-change-your-life-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}