The beautiful thing about joy is that it does not come from what we do or what we have. So often we strive, manipulate, and control to make ourselves feel happier but joy is deeper than that. Joy is not depended on any person, situation or circumstance in this world. Joy comes from God and we experience it the most when we are in His will. Learn more about experiencing God’s joy in this week’s video “Experiencing the Joy of the Lord.” Enjoy!
God is an everlasting source of joy and strength, and the more we depend on Him, the more strength and joy we will experience. Learn the important connection between our strength and joy in God in today’s study.
One way we can maintain joy is by managing our expectations. If we expect the worst, our feelings will follow. However, if we expect God to fulfill His promises in our lives, we will experience more joy. Whenever we are lacking joy we need to ask ourselves, “where am I placing my hope?” Are we pl...
As we’ll learn in today’s video, the Apostel Paul struggled with many challenges. He faced hardship, prison, and opponents who only wanted to make things worse for him. Still, in the face of every obstacle, he chose joy. To Paul; joy wasn’t a cute idea, it was his weapon of choice against any dis...