THE JOY GIVER

Galatians 5:22-23 (TNIV) “ … the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”

JOY (def): a deep feeling or condition of happiness or contentment; something causing such a feeling; a source of happiness; an outward show of pleasure or delight; rejoicing.

Feeling joyful is something that we can feel on a regular basis when we are at peace with our circumstances and when we have intimate knowledge of the joy giver. There is no joy in sorrow and there is no joy that is lasting without the joy giver being ever present. God Himself is the joy giver. Christ is the giver of joy. We can be happy any time, but a feeling of joy comes from a deep satisfaction and understanding that all shall be alright. That sense comes from the One who can make it alright.

God is ever presently in our lives if we know Him, truly KNOW Him. Even in the most difficult situations we can know a quiet joy that resides in our hearts and in our souls. It is deep and abiding. It calms all fear. There is nothing this world can dole out that cannot be defeated by the joy that God provides your heart.

It is our responsibility to let it in and do its’ work in our lives. We need to ask for it. It is a simple as asking “Lord, fill me with YOUR joy that I may know the fullness of Your blessing in my life.” Yup, it’s THAT simple.

WALK WITH THE KING TODAY AND BE A BLESSING!!