Day 14 "You Are Joyful"
Joyful Soul
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Good Morning Beauties!
“Lord! I’m bursting with joy over what you’ve done for me! My lips are full of perpetual praise. I’m boasting of You and all Your works, so let all who are discouraged take heart. Join me, everyone! Let’s praise the Lord together. Let’s make him famous! Let’s make his name glorious to all. Listen to my testimony: I cried to God in my distress and He answered me. He freed me from all my fears!” Psalm 34:1-4 The Passion Translation
What a perfect example of having God’s joy down deep in our soul. It comes from King David who had just escaped King Saul when he pretended to be insane. Do you know this kind of joy? The kind that makes you grateful even when life is difficult? The kind that makes you sing praises to God when the world is closing in from all sides? Selah.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross,scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1-2
Shall we become like Jesus and submit to the desire of God? In our surrender, we find satisfaction, joy, and peace. What is He asking of you today? Are you willing to obey? Selah.
King David was a good and loyal man who loved the Lord with all his heart, and yet, he had to endure numerous trials in his life that seemed unjust, unkind, and unloving. Despite it all, David kept his joy in tact. What are the unfair things you’ve gone through? Even though the enemy wants to crush your spirit, is there a joy that remains in your soul? Selah.
Let’s follow King David’s lead and praise the Lord today.
Love and Blessings,
Kendra
“ I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”