KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE:
His glorious, loving Person is the greatest treasure we could ever hope for, and He wants us to run the race for Him, with all love and diligence.
Our hope in Christ always far outweighs the trials of life. 2Co 4:17
What Makes for Joy? – blog 11/15/24
How can it be that a person can suffer but still have joy? The simple answer is that a person whose focus is on others instead of self is the person whose focus is on the purpose of their suffering rather than the pain it entails.
Part of spiritual maturity is realizing, and believing, that God’s ways are far better than our ways (Isa 55). This includes His path to joy.
What Makes for Joy? – blog 11/15/24
A good way to think about joy is to view it as an acronym; “J” for “Jesus”, “O” for “others”, and “Y” for “you”. He said the order is very important if you’re ever to understand what joy is and where it comes from. If Jesus comes first in your order of priorities, followed by others, and then, finally, yourself, you have a good chance of partaking in authentic joy. However, if you have the acronym backwards (as many Christians do), joy will evade you.