Discover Joy

Psalm 16:11

You will show me the way of life,

               granting me the joy of

your presence and the pleasures

     of living with you forever. (NLT)

     It is the eternal hope and peace, which our Lord promises, that we are able to fully trust our amazing Creator and Savior to guide and provide our lives with true purpose and the moral values that brings us joy in the Lord while living in a dark world filled with pain—a world that takes pleasure in robbing us of our joy.  Without a personal relationship with our Lord God and Savior and without His direction, the purpose of life always falls short of the goodness that God intended, and this life ends up quite futile.  For if this short life is it, how could we ever find the peace and joy that our hearts truly long for?  What on earth would make this difficult life truly worth living?  Is it worth all the pain and disappointment and discouragement, just to die and that’s it?

     Without the Hope that Jesus died for, this life would be nothing but a struggle to survive with a lot of sorrow and pain, discouragement, dead ends, dissatisfaction, confusion, uncertainty, doubt, fear, disappointment, a moment or two of gladness, many days of unhappiness, regrets of days gone past, living with unbearable guilt and shame, and finally dying in the darkness and only God knows what else. Not a pretty picture, nor one to be excited about.  Without God directing your life-journey there is absolutely no logical rhyme nor reason for living in this world.  Without the Light of the World to brighten this dark and difficult life there would be no hope for anyone at any time.  Without the our Savior, Light of the world, Jesus Christ, there would be absolute darkness and chaos.  Your life is no accident, my friend, God created you for a reason—a good and honorable reason, not to make you unhappy and confused, and certainly not to let you suffer and just die.  That is the devil’s plan for you, not God’s.

                                      A Whisper of Hope

Let Me bless you, My child…with the peace and joy that only comes through knowing Me.  Open your heart to receive all that I have for you.  Do not focus on just the temporary joy that this fallen world offers, for it will leave you emptier than before and wanting even more.  Rather, look beyond this world and find a life worth living in Me.

Isaiah 49:13

Sing for joy, O heavens!  Rejoice, O earth! 

Burst in song, O mountains!  For the Lord

has comforted His people and will have

compassion on them in their sorrow.  (NLT)

                           Do not sorrow, for the

   joy of the LORD is your strength.

              (Nehemiah 8:10)