Freely Speaking with Sharee

“I’ve lost my joy,” declared my friend. The look on her face said it all. Her demeanor screamed sadness and defeat, and her smile turned into a frown. A lack of joy indicated that things were not right in her world.

It’s hard to hold onto something as elusive as joy. Dictated by circumstances, joy is fleeting, here one minute and gone the next. If all is right with the world, we feel happy and content. Add the unexpected, difficult, or disastrous, and our hearts quickly turn to despair. Like my friend, you probably know that worldly joy runs through our hands like sand, leaving us empty and wanting.

Joy is defined as pleasure and happiness evoked by well-being, achievements, or when we get what we want.  To avoid pain and sadness, we seek anything or anyone that brings temporary pleasure.

Through Jesus, it is possible to experience such emotion, even when life tells us nothing is left to smile about. The Bible speaks of a joy that cannot be stolen. In our ups and downs, this joy is glorious! Sounds amazing, right?

Let’s look at 1 Peter 1:8-9 (NIV):
“Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”

You have not seen Jesus, yet you have chosen to believe in and love Him. Even though you are yet to set your eyes on the Savior of your soul, you can and will experience joy in His presence. True happiness is found in Jesus and salvation! The world will tell you otherwise, yet you can genuinely know glorious joy through faith in Christ.

Joy inexpressible is a gift for all believers. It is a profound, powerful, and personal joy you cannot explain. Faith opens the door to receiving the glorious joy of Christ. Friend, God provides abundant and complete joy that will always make you smile!