Day 14 "You Are Joyful"
Joyful Light in the Darkness
Happy Lord’s Day Beauties!
The Lord, in His goodness, has deepened my knowledge about joy today, and I’d love to share with you some insights.
The joy of the Lord is much more than an emotion, it’s an anchor for our souls; a place of peace and security. Do you know this place? What have you learned about your joy these past few days? On a scale of 1-5, how would you rate your joy? Do you want a higher score? What’s stealng your joy? Are you able to identify the culprit? Selah.
The enemy uses many things in this world to steal, kill, and destroy our joy - loss of a loved one, financial hardship, health crisis, feelings of rejection, divorce, infertility. These are just a few of truly difficult things we may experience in our lifetimes. How do we maintain our joyful spirit during such hardships?
Jesus provides us the example. “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. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” Hebrews 12:1-3 (NIV) Jesus’ focus was on us when He went to the cross, not on His personal suffering, but on His purpose to save us and reconcile us to the Father for eternity.
If I’ve truly surrendered my life to Christ, suffering will always be secondary to the glory of His fulfilled purpose in me. Read this statement aloud three times. What does the Holy Spirit want to reveal to you? Selah.
Let’s take back our joy from the enemy! Lay down any anxiety to your Savior who makes the darkness tremble and silences our fear.
Tremble - Mosaic MSC
Love and Blessings,
Kendra
“You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”