Sorrow for Joy

Jeremiah 31:13

For I will turn their mourning into joy.  I will comfort

them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.  (NLT)

     What incredible joy there is when we know this Truth from our LORD God, even in the midst of our darkest moments.  No matter how difficult our circumstances may be, joy can always be found when we stop focusing on our troubles and take some time to focus on the Lord and His promises.  We have a loving God, my friends, who watches over and cares about every detail of our lives.  I know that it can be quite difficult at times understanding why God would allow all the pain, suffering, and sorrow that most of us go through while living in this world, but the one thing that will give you hope and the peace about your circumstances, is the promise that one day the Lord our God, Christ Jesus will return to make all things right for those who love, know, and obey Him faithfully. 

     Unfortunately, the devil has deceived much of this world into believing that the Christian’s hope is only for the poor and weak and only the strong survive, because they believe their destiny lies in the strength of their own makings.  But fortunately, by the mercy and grace of our righteous and loving God we have the Truth that will set us free from the lies that this world embraces and lives by.  Our Creator has given the peoples of this world the Living Light that exposes all the deceit and darkness of the devil.  God's eternal Light brightens the only path that leads to the everlasting joy of living, whether it's in this life or in the next.  Put your hope in the promises of our Lord God, Jesus Christ, my friends, and you will not only experience real joy in your troubled life now, but you will also gain a renewed heart and mind that will be at peace with the world around you.  Let the true Savior of the world lift you up in joy so that the entire world will know that you belong to Him and that He lives in you.

                                 A Whisper of Hope

Trust Me, dear child…for there is no need to live in fear and uncertainty.  There will be times when your life-journey is dark and spinning out of your control, but this is when you must be still and know that I Am God.  Let Me pull you from the darkness and set you on the Rock that is much stronger than any of your circumstances.  Then take refuge from the heat in the shadow of My wings!

Isaiah 61:10

I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God! 

For He has dressed me with the clothing of salvation

and draped me in a robe of righteousness.  (NLT)

 

         In Your presence is fullness of joy.

                      (Psalm 16:11)