A Reflection On Joy

When I want to find deep contentment

There is no doubt in God’s revealed Word that tremendous joy is on His agenda for us. And yet how many of us fail to experience that joy! Is it the trials that come to us? Do our own failures convince us that we are outside of the gospel of joy? Jesus’ words give us the answer to how we can experience joy in our circumstances: “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

Does joy elude you today? If so, set your gaze on the Christ who has overcome the world. The Savior who lives within you is the same Savior who went through ultimate hardship and gave us a firm hope above and beyond it. His promises are abundant, and they are real. He does not offer us joy without a concrete basis for it. Count on it, rest in Him, and experience His joy in full measure.

I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word.

John 17:13-14