JOY!!!
“THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH.”
Joy is a profound, enduring sense of happiness and contentment rooted in spiritual realities and faith in God rather than fleeting happiness based on circumstances.
Yes, it is a fruit of the Holy Spirit often associated with God’s presence and His loving favour upon you and can be experienced even amid unexpected trials and tribulations.
REAL JOY IS ROOTED IN FAITH.
Faith gives you meaning and a sense of belonging, purpose and absolute trust in God. Joy stems from trusting in God’s promises and feeling His presence rather than relying on things that happen to you.
GALATIANS 5:22. “BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS… LOVE, “JOY”, PEACE, etc..
Unlike fleeting happiness, real joy is enduring and can be experienced even in the middle of grief, pain and suffering and hard knocks.
Joy coupled with Faith anticipates that, according to Romans 8:28,29, that… “All things will work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purposes and Divine plan.”
Look at Romans 15:13. This verse is soo.. precious .💞
“MAY THE GOD OF HOPE FILL YOU WITH ‘ALL JOY’ AND PEACE IN BELIEVING AS YOU TRUST IN HIM, SO THAT YOU… MAY OVERFLOW WITH HOPE BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.”
Doesn’t that excite you? It does me!
THE FIRST STEP TO EXPERIENCING JOY.
The first step toward eternal joy is your Salvation.
It’s a “Jesus Joy!” Because everyone who knows Jesus as Lord and Saviour has joy in their hearts 🥰 because … they were once headed for eternal damnation (destruction). However since they believed and accepted Jesus’ sacrifice for us He translated them into His Kingdom out of darkness and sealed them with the Holy Spirit for Eternal life.
Colossians 1:3-5. (Please read for your own pleasure.) I don’t know about you, but I feel joy in my soul because I know I am…
“Saved and Secure,” and there are wonderful things ahead of me not only on this earth 🌎 but in Heaven!
THIS IS THE JOY OF OUR SALVATION.
Think about it!!!
You are forgiven and set free!
You are no longer condemned!
There is no fear of death!
There’s no more guilt and shame!
You are totally whole with no more sickness and disease!
We will understand the purpose of all our suffering here on this earth!
Romans. 5:1,2.
THEREFORE, BEING JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, IN WHOM WE “REJOICE” IN THE HOPE OF THE GLORY OF GOD.”
Amen!
You are overjoyed while you wait for that eternal bliss to come in all its fullness, and your heart is ecstatic in believing that if it is not so yet, it will be so.
AN ATTITUDE OF CONTINUOUS JOY IS HEALING TO YOUR BODY AND SOUL.
Proverbs 17:22 tells us some wonderful things about Joy.
“A JOYOUS 💜 HEART IS GOOD MEDICINE, BUT A CRUSHED SPIRIT DRIES UP THE BONES.” (Some causes of Arthritis)
Praise God that the joy that Christ gives us can heal our bodies. You can’t just sit there and wait for joy to flood your soul. It is an act of the will. You choose to rejoice…it involves faith.
I “WILL” JOY IN THE GOD OF MY SALVATION.”
It is impossible to have joy and a troubled mind simultaneously. (at the same time)
Knowing that you are saved will give you a calm mind and a joyful life. Because it is independent of adverse circumstances. You may be in the most troubling circumstances and still possess Joy.
When my husband suddenly died, though it was difficult, I still possessed the hope that I would soon see him again. (As there’s no time in Heaven!)
I could laugh and cry at the same time! I never lost my wacky sense of humour!
Wherever joy abounds you will know, the…
“PEACE OF GOD THAT SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING” Gal 5:22
As a believer you already possess this joy, but like any other inheritance you have in Christ you must stir it up and practice it.
If you’re not conscious of it you will soon fall into despair, self pity and depression.
Sing about it!
“I HAVE JOY, JOY, JOY, DOWN IN MY HEART.
DOWN IN MY HEART, DOWN IN MY HEART,
I HAVE JOY, JOY, JOY, DEEP DOWN IN MY HEART,
GLORY TO HIS NAME”
Memorize Scriptures and quote them to yourself over and over until you believe it.
You don’t need to request Joy, you already have it! It’s been there all the time. You need to use it. This joy is the Joy of the Lord. (There are too many bland Christians these days.)
God will give you the power to express it; otherwise, He would not have asked us to… “REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS” if it were not possible.
Call out and ask for it, then live in it.
I Thessalonians 5:16
“REJOICE. EVERMORE.”
How?
PRAY WITHOUT CEASING!
HINDRANCES TO JOY.
1. Unconfessed Sin! Such as bitterness and unforgiveness.
Don’t be stingy with this Joy, it’s contagious and easily caught. A great way to pass it on is…
Win someone to Christ! Soul winning is an excellent cure for depression!
“THERE’S JOY IN HEAVEN OVER “ONE” LOST SINNER WHO COMES TO CHRIST.”
Hey, the whole of Heaven rejoices over just “one person” who comes to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.
(The Angels and all of Heaven’s inhabitants.)
And you as well, the thrill of being used by God to bring that lost sheep into the arms of Jesus—you can’t possibly not rejoice with “Exceeding Joy”
Maybe you want to experience this full Joy, ” Then let Jesus come into your heart. Your sin He’ll wipe away. Your night will turn to day. Your life He’ll make over anew. If you want joy, real joy, Wonderful joy, let Jesus come into your heart.”
A prayer you can pray…
“Lord Jesus, I thank you for your sacrifice of Love for me by shedding your blood on the Cross of Calvary. I am a miserable person who has lived in sin and need You to save me and fill me with the joy of believing. Come into my life now and save me. and fill me with your Joyful Spirit.’
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Thanks, and God Bless.
Pretend anymore!
Amen.
Light in the Darkness! 