Tuesday Finding Joy

                                     

First of all, I must ask!   If you are an American, have you voted? If not , then  your non-vote is a vote for the wrong person! Everyone needs to vote!! 

Now let's think about joy!What does the Bible say about joy?

Romans 12:12 - Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Romans 15:13 - Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Philippians 4:4 - Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

Galatians 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

John 16:24 - Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

1 Peter 1:8 - Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

Proverbs 17:22 - A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

James 1:2-4 - My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

John 16:22 - And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

Romans 14:17 - For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Psalms 16:9 - Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

1 Thessalonians 5:16 - Rejoice evermore.

Psalms 118:24 - This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

I cannot even imagine  these kinds of joy if I wasn't abiding in the Lord..  It takes time with Him to understand  the full meaning of these  verses...  to think that different temptations  ultimately bring us joy in that   through trial our patience is strengthened,  and  enduring patience   perfects us.   God really looks deep into us to  execute the ongoing  work in us to  perfect us to be more and more like  Jesus!! We are being perfected more each day! And therein  lies JOY!