Psalm 30:5 (NKJV) 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.
How easy is it for us to lose our JOY? We could be having a great day and then something gets said, or we get something in the mail, etc., and all of a sudden we lost the joy we had just a few minutes before.
Getting sad, angry and upset at times is normal behavior. It’s all part of our emotions. It’s all part of life. Things can come in and change our attitude quickly and sometimes it doesn’t take much.
What we must remember is that we don’t let it keep us there. We cannot spend all of our days being angry, crying and depressed. We have to make room for JOY.
How do we make room for joy when we feel like this?
We take whatever it may be that is causing us to lose our joy and we bring it right to Jesus. We tell Him how we feel. That’s right! Let it out, talk to Him and be detailed.
Don’t try to leave things out. Tell Him everything that needs to come out.
After we tell Him, we will feel better. But we are not finished. Let God show us what we need to do after we spill it all.
Sometimes there is silence on God’s end. That doesn’t mean something is wrong. It’s OK. Just trust Him.
Sometimes we may get understanding right away and we know what we need to do. Other times we just have to wait and see what comes our way; what doors open, so to speak.
But if we are listening, watching and ready, we usually won’t miss it. Begin to thank Him and move on. Go back to enjoying your day.
When joy is taken from us, many people stop living. God does not want that. He wants JOY back in our lives.
There is more to life than just the little bit we are used to. So if things change, don’t stop living. Just live differently. Experience the NEW things that are coming our way.
Today, let’s pick ourselves up and let JOY come back. It’s OK to laugh again, to have fun and to sing our hearts out!
As long as we are alive, we need to keep on LIVING!!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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