As a church family, we are reading 40 Days to a Joy Filled Life by Tommy Newberry together as a devotional during Lent. It is a 40 day application of Philippians 4:8. There are six readings per week, skipping Sundays from March 1 – April 15.
Week 1 | Chapters 1-4
March 1 – Joy of Free Will (Chapter 1)
March 2 – Joy of Decisiveness (Chapter 2)
March 3 – Joy of Perspective (Chapter 3)
March 4 – Joy of Daily Solitude (Chapter 4)
Week 2 | Chapters 5-10
March 6 – Joy of Prudent Thinking (Chapter 5)
March 7 – Joy of Goals (Chapter 6)
March 8 – Joy of Awareness (Chapter 7)
March 9 – Joy of Knowing Whose You Are (Chapter 8)
March 10 – Joy of Shaking It Up (Chapter 9
March 11 – Joy of Creation (Chapter 10)
Week 3 | Chapters 11-16
March 13 – Joy of Appreciation (Chapter 11)
March 14 – Joy of Marriage (Chapter 12)
March 15 – Joy of Curiosity (Chapter 13)
March 16 – Joy of Right Now (Chapter 14)
March 17 – Profile of an Ingrate (Chapter 15)
March 18 – Joy of the Truth (Chapter 16)
Week 4 | Chapters 17-22
March 20 – Joy of Being Battle Ready (Chapter 17)
March 21 – Joy of Emotional Strength (Chapter 18)
March 22 – Joy of an Easy Return Policy (Chapter 19)
March 23 – Joy of Imagination (Chapter 20)
March 24 – Joy of Compassion (Chapter 21)
March 25 – Joy of Our Surroundings (Chapter 22)
Week 5 | Chapters 23-28
March 27 – Joy of Quality Questions (Chapter 23)
March 28 – Joy of Excellent Work (Chapter 24)
March 29 – Joy of Reflection (Chapter 25)
March 30 – Joy of Restraint (Chapter 26)
March 31 – Joy of Conquering (Chapter 27)
April 1 – Joy of Speaking Life (Chapter 28)
Week 6 | Chapters 29-34
April 3 – Joy of Other People’s Success (Chapter 29)
April 8 – Joy of Telling the Truth (Chapter 30)
April 9 – Joy of Self-Discipline (Chapter 31)
April 10 – Joy of Using Your Strengths (Chapter 32)
April 11 – Joy of Being His Greatest Creation (Chapter 33)
April 12 – Joy of His Thoughts (Chapter 34)
Week 7 | Chapters 35-40
April 10 – Joy of Discovery (Chapter 35)
April 11 – Joy of Solutions (Chapter 36)
April 12 – Joy of Focus (Chapter 37)
April 13 – Joy of Thanksgiving (Chapter 38)
April 14 – Joy of Simplicity (Chapter 39
April 15 – Joy of His Presence (Chapter 40)