The Lesson Before the Joy

Joy is much greater than happiness. We can be happy one minute & sad the next. But when we experience God's joy, there's nothing anyone can say or do to take it away. Even if the feeling fades a little, it only takes 1 memory or the mention of the reason you have that joy to reignite that flame, that victory, that amazing feeling! Sometimes we wonder, though, why can't we just always have the "good?" It's really simple once we think about it: No rain, no beautiful flowers. No labor pains, no precious baby. No sickness, no appreciation for good health. We have to go through some things in order to understand how good God is and how good true joy and peace feel. Let's change our approach to not-so-pleasant situations by appreciating what's coming on the other side of the problem.

 

Change Your Mind, Change Your Life!