Proverbs 18:14- “The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
Proverbs 17:22- “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”
Dear readers,
Greetings to you in Jesus name! It is a pleasure to share with you godly values and virtuous morals through this medium. This topic being shared today is to uplift your spirit and help you discover the benefits of basking in the joy of the Lord.
In our society today, nothing seems to be amusing to anyone anymore given the increase of bad news on the media. It is either a rape case, deadly shooting, bomb blast, etc. I could go on forever and this news is often overwhelming to listeners and leave them in doubts and fears. Guess what? I have good news for you, the joy of the Lord is your strength and you can live in this world but dwell in a city I call “Eden.” (A place of abundance that lacks nothing) It may sound strange because the chaos seem to drown out the good fruits God has made available for us. The devil is a liar, there is goodness in this world and you will secure yours in the name of Jesus. Psalm 89:11 “The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fullness thereof, thou hast founded them.”
On the trains, people ride each day with tight faces and even a smile is luxury. I know I have been around some miserable people and that spirit is indeed contagious. We walk around each day getting worked up about material things when someone in another part of the world has a gun pointed to their head to deny Christ or would be shot to dead. I have been a victim of worrying about material things to the point that if I lost a jewelry, I would search for weeks just to it and if not found, I would lose it. Looking at it, situations like this would warrant in me saying “relax is not that serious”. The joy that God gives is too valuable for something to steal it. Life is more precious than what our society depicts it to be. In the word of God, we discover that we (Believers) are in the world but not of this world. You create your world with your word. You are not a product of your environment.
Being joyful is a choice and a conscious decision. There are moments that we are faced with challenges. However, think about how God has never failed and how He is bigger than the challenges and begin to smile, dance and thank God because it could have been worst. Heaviness is a spirit and you counter it with the spirit of God in you and living a thankful life. Make a choice to live in God's joy!
Till i reach you next time, be blessed and enjoy the rest of your week! Jesus loves and cares for you!
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