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Possessing Joy
John 15:10-11 - 10 - If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commandments and remain in his love. 11 - I have told you these thing so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.
In a world of unprecedented prosperity and luxury—a world of boundless accomplishment and breathtaking advances—human reasoning tells us that there should be great joy throughout the world. On the contrary, however, depression, hopelessness, despair and suicide are commonplace. Materialism and man's obsession with the accumulation of physical things has never led to anything but increased sorrow.
True, lasting joy is based neither on material accumulation, nor in extraordinary physical accomplishments, but in the hope of salvation and the wonderful promises that God has set before us.
Joy strengthens us when it results from our relationship with our Creator, who gives it to us as a reward for repentance, humility, trust and faithfulness.
Godly unity produces joy because it overcomes the sorrow of self-seeking and fulfills the true love of outgoing concern for others. Joy through unity comes when God's people have all things in common—the same beliefs and desires working toward a common goal.
Sorrow and sighing is of the world because of sin, but joy and gladness is of the Kingdom because it is holy and good. The Kingdom of God is joy in the Holy Spirit, producing eternal spiritual fruit.
We wrestle with external circumstances affecting our joy. We strive to find the value in suffering. We long for God to pour more of Himself into us that we might mature in our understanding of His ways. The irony in each of these instances is the not-so-obvious common denominator. When Paul told the Christians in Philippi to “look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others”, he was promoting an idea that goes completely contrary to our modus operandi by advocating unity through humility.
When it comes to external circumstances, unity through humility is realized as we fellowship to remind each other that joy springs from the internal, not the external. The value in suffering emerges when Person A's transparency about past struggles becomes Person B's motivation to continue pressing onward. Desiring more of God is a tangible reality when we come together in humility because everyone thrives in an environment where there is more affirmation than criticism. Living in this fashion completely violates the human ego because it insists that the only service with significance is service directed toward another's benefit.
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Permalink Reply by Kitty on -
Wonderful Post...One of the most popular passages in the Bible is Nehemiah 8:10: Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
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Permalink Reply by Flower Child on -
I always heard that Joy come in the morning...
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Permalink Reply by Lenny H. on -
Ain't no need to worry what tomorrow is going to bring; it will be all over in the morning! 20 years ago that song carried me thru a very distressing and difficult time in my life! It was at that time that I put all of my faith, hope and trust in Jesus and when he came through, it was nothing short of miraculous! Now I can say it and mean it: He gave me joy, His joy is my strength; it is intrinsic and not the result of any external stimuli.
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