I don’t believe in coincidence, I call them God incidences. God must have spoken to my husband knowing the kind of morning I was having, and he sent me this video. Talk about right on time.
I can listen to this EVERY morning….. and I think I will!
Yes…. I know this is a secular song, but it just makes me sooooooooooooo happy, and I can’t help but want to get out of my chair at work and dance. Maybe they’ll think I’ve gone crazy. I have to blast this in the morning at my job to drown out all the negativity I hear in the break room behind me. The crazy thing about it, they just got to work. How could you start off so negative? I guess they didn’t have the right breakfast, so glad I did. Makes me think just how thankful I am to wake up with Jesus every morning and take Him and my joy with me, because “happy” sometimes doesn’t stay. Then when they ask me why I smile all the time, that’s my open door to tell them about my “Joy.”
Things can get to me sometimes, and they truly affect my happiness. But nothing can steal my “Joy!” It’s a part of me that is being developed on the inside. (Selah)
Knowing Jesus puts a smile on my face and makes me happy….But, His presence brings constant “Joy” to my soul. That’s a keeper!
What makes joy a stronger emotion than happiness? The bible tells us……..
“The joy of the Lord is my STRENGTH” Nehemiah 8:10 ,…. and I will “Rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS, I will say it AGAIN: REJOICE!” Philippians 4:4.
Happiness is an emotion based on daily circumstances. One day you’re up, and one day you’re down. As long as things are going right, the sun is shining, you’re happy, but what happens when something happens to affect your happiness? Aren’t you tired of that rollercoaster? We can’t stop troubles from happening, it’s a part of life. But what we can do, is refuse to let it bring us down and steal our Joy.
Galatians 5:22, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy”…….. These fruits are developed in times of trials. Joy is something you possess and it produces strength inwardly. God says that pure joy comes even in the midst of trials. James 1: 2 says, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, WHENEVER you face trials of MANY KINDS.” How do you consider pure joy in a sickness, in a marriage lost, in a child’s death, in anything that causes pain and heartache? First of all realizing that pure joy is not happiness.
Let me put it in a sentence of today: “ My marriage is on the rocks, my dog died, people at work keep picking on me, my schedule keeps changing, so I quit and now I have no job and no money. But that’s o.k., I’m still happy.” I would call myself a liar if you haven’t already. How could I be happy?...... But I can still find joy. Let me reword the end of it and you may understand what I’m trying to say better. …. “no job and no money, YET”… did you get that? YET, YET, “ YET I will rejoice in the Lord, (in all things, not just something’s) I will be JOYFUL in God my Savior because He is my strength.” This is what Habakkuk 3:17 says, “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines…..and the fields produce no food….there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls… YET I will rejoice in the Lord”…. Verse 19… “The Sovereign Lord is my strength.”
Things in this life will affect our happiness at times, we are only human. The devil is always on the attack, but he has no power to steal your joy! The JOY is in you, it can never be defeated. It is the fruit of the Spirit, and our Spirit in us is off limits to him.
So like the song says; “Here comes bad news, talkin this and that. Give me all you got, don’t hold it back. Well, I should probably warn you I’ll be just fine. No offence to you, but don’t waste your time, here’s why. My levels too high, can’t nothing bring me down.”…………….. GOTTA LOVE THIS SONG!!!
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Kim
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