Imagine the feeling of inexpressible joy! There are many joyous moments in life that bring about such a feeling: the birth of a precious baby, finding the love of your life, landing your dream job, …even good news from an oncology report. Of course all of these wonderful events would naturally elicit the feeling of indescribable joy, but for the child of God, joy can be experienced even in the darkest moments of life.
Here’s the astonishing truth: Joy is not the absence of sorrow, disappointments, struggles, or suffering. Joy is God’s presence in all things.
Joy is an aspect of God’s nature and character, and so to draw near to God is to draw near to joy. As a child of God, you can tap into inexpressible and glorious joy continually. When waves of difficulty crash over your life, the burden is greatest if you feel a sense of isolation in the midst of your suffering. Yet when God is there, all your difficulties are infused with His mysterious and glorious joy. Spend time in His presence and be filled you with His inexpressible joy, no matter what you are facing in life.
- “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5b (AMP)
- “The joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10b (NIV)
- “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8a (NKJV)
- “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” Psalm 16:11 (NIV)
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