Be Joyful

The world doesn’t truly understand the meaning of joy or being joyful. Even under tremendous pressure, stress or whatever is making your life difficult, joy must remain in the front row of living out your daily walk. Joy is not something we use to masquerade around with, a mask to hide our true feelings so that others don’t see it. No, being joyful must come deep from within, from your heart. Most people don’t understand that if you allow your mind, heart and body to live under the conditions that “attack” you daily, then your health starts to fail and you may just be shortening your life span. With God all things are possible

What does Job 20:4-5 tell us? It says the following; “Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?” Wow! Do you get it? Acting and living with a ‘false’ joy or false pretence that everyone sees you ‘looking’ good each day is not worth it. It will all come to an end. Many people live with such “masks” on a daily basis. It’s not worth it! Rather seek the Lord our God, Jesus Christ our Saviour and live a truly joyful life no matter what. Proverbs 10:28 further explains joy to us as follows – “The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.” This confirms it. Those who walk with God and true joy within that is led by His Spirit will bear future fruit. Those who live a lie will suffer.

John 2:24 says do not entrust yourself to man. Jesus didn’t either because He knew them well, and their natures and characters. He entrusted Himself to the Father during His ministry on earth. Our joy is only dependant on holy living, that which we receive and grow in our daily walks when Jesus is in the centre of our lives. Sin separates us from God. Therefore there is only one way forward. Turn your life around today and walk with Jesus Christ beside you, in you, and with you. Discover this new joyful life that will last forever. Amen.