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About Joy Fields
A resilient flame of encouragement glows bright as Joy Fields releases each expression of fullness, life and love. As a Choice Fields recording artist and song writer, Joy silences all doubt through her August 2019 debut music single, I Am Strong, proclaiming, "Your grace it is for me. Your grace it is my comfort. Your grace is all I need". I Am Strong is assurance you have what you need to face your current reality. Coupling her creativity with a message for today is a hallmark for Joy, as evidenced by her love for music, writing and ministry. She released her first book, Prom Passions: A Young Woman's Guide To Her Best Night Ever, in 2006 to empower female teens to make wise decisions for themselves. Professionally, Joy is a licensed funeral director for Anderson Funeral Service, New Jersey and executive pastor of NextGen Church, West Windsor, NJ. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Howard University and Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. No matter what she does--sing, write or minister--Joy's motto shines through: "Mediocrity is not an option: excellence is the choice. "
Why We're Here
Encourage!
It's hard to have a name that means "pure joy" and not be an encourager. Maybe that's not your name or how you feel right now. That's ok. I'm here to help you stir up your joy and your courage. It's time to fan your flame!
Empower!
So what am I going to do now? That's the question to ask, because there are always options. We may not always want to face the challenges life presents or go through experiences we'd prefer not to have, but we get to choose how we'll deal with them. You have something special within you to navigate every struggle. Click here to tap into it!
Enjoy!
Taking in the best this life has to offer is our right. What excites you? What makes you smile? What makes you laugh? What moments do you treasure most? Push play and repeat, repeat, repeat. You'll be glad you did!
For Those Who Want More
Life In ministry
No, it's my day off
No, it's my day off
What if God's next assignment is to a place you don't want, wouldn't choose and don't prefer?
Think Isaiah the prophet. Right after he experiences a life changing encounter with God in Isaiah 6, he volunteers to go wherever God needs someone to go. Can't you hear him singing Tasha Cobb's "For Your Glory" lyrics in the key of C?
"For your glory/I will do anything...I'll cross the hottest desert/I'll travel near or far".
Isaiah 6:9-10 details God's first assignment for Isaiah:
9 And [God] said, “Yes, go, and say to this people,
‘Listen carefully, but do not understand.
Watch closely, but learn nothing.’
10 Harden the hearts of these people.
Plug their ears and shut their eyes.
That way, they will not see with their eyes,
nor hear with their ears,
nor understand with their hearts
and turn to me for healing."
Really??!!
That's not the kind of ministry we ever expect God to give us, but it just might be the kind
He calls us to.
What then? Will we walk away from ministry? Will we walk away from a God who doesn't send us to minister where, how or to whom we want?
As we grow in ministry, there will be different seasons of stretching and testing that will show us how strong our faith is, how submitted we really are and how much trust we actually have in God.
In these times, remember that:
If God has called you to it, He knows you are the one who can make it through it. If He's chosen you, He will also give you everything you need. If He's entrusted you, He will give you the ability to accomplish what He's sent you to do.
No, it's my day off
No, it's my day off
No, it's my day off
We can't keep functioning this way and at this pace. If we don't make changes now, we're headed toward burnout and sickness--but that doesn't have to be our story.
There is a time for everything in our lives:
A time to work and a time to play
A time to say yes and a time to say no
A time to speed up and a time to slow down
A time to lead and a time to follow
A time to press through exhaustion and
a time to sleep
A time to stay in motion and a time to pause
A time to grieve and a time to celebrate
A time to keep going and a time to stop.
There's a time and purpose for all of these in our lives and those who embrace the times continue to flourish.
choosing change
excellence is the choice
excellence is the choice
For the last two months, I've been listening to every Youtube clip I've come across of Fawn Weaver speaking about her journey as the co-founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey and founder of the Nearest Green Foundation.
I'm what she calls "a teatotaler". As a general rule, I choose not to drink alcohol.
Even if I never try her whiskey, I'll continue consuming her interviews--not because I want to learn about premium whiskey,
but because I want to grow.
Listening to her speak, share her way of thinking, lessons she's learned and how she leads, is making me better and expanding my mind.
I heard myself the other day telling a business vendor I would not give them the sensitive documents they were requesting of my employer. I would, instead, provide other documents that satisfied what they actually needed.
I NEVER would have thought to push back or to demand another way, but I found the words rolling right off my tongue with no hesitation because
I had learned.
What are you learning?
What person's life and words are
challenging you to become better?
Inspiration is accessible to us all.
The change we want to happen within us
is right here for the taking.
So, cheers to our transformation--
even one Youtube interview at a time!
excellence is the choice
excellence is the choice
excellence is the choice
Be excellent on your level.
Wherever you are on your journey, whatever resources you currently have,
exhibit the highest level of excellence
you can bring to the table right now.
If you only have paper table cloths, accent them with the best center pieces you can
put together today.
If your marketing budget is $1000 for the year, put out the highest quality of content you can create with what you have
and stretch that budget the best you can.
Free yourself from the lie that if your level of excellence doesn't match someone else's, you might as well go sit down or change lanes.
We all have to start somewhere,
but we don't have to stay there.
Show excellence on this level so you qualify to be considered for opportunities
on the next.