My whole life people have told me how joyful I am. It is apart of me; who I am. It has just always been easy for me. When things are hard or sad I don’t dwell on them and they don’t bring me down. I always have a smile on my face and I can always make people laugh.
Since being here I get a lot of feedback and comments about my joy. How it effects my team’s atmosphere and how it encourages them. I have gotten great encouraging words of my contentment, which I never thought I had. Jesus has just really blessed me with the fullness of joy and I have realized the magnitude of it here.
It has got me thinking. Why have I always had this? I have also been learning about my pride while learning about my joy. I think over time I have created some pride in my heart about this unusual joy that I had and no one else had.
God wrecked me with this revelation. My joy is not my own. Anything that is good in me is from Heaven. No good comes from me. Romans 7:18 says, “For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.” We either have goodness given to us from God or the opposite: death and evil from the devil. If something is not from God it is not good.
God revealing this to me completely destroys my pride. I have nothing without Jesus.
I walk in lots of joy. Its all Jesus none of me. Which brings good news: you can have it too! God would love to lavish his unfailing joy on you. Press in, draw near and ask your Father to see his joy in a new way in your life.
Philipines 4:12-13
“I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
Chase after the fullness of JOY !!!
