Joy

Do you struggle with: Depression Low Self Esteem Are you stressed out? Do you lack JOY?

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Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is. Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is take a nap. Sometimes the best thing you can do to honor God on SONday is on Saturday. Sometimes the best thing you can do to honor God on SONday is get enough sleep on Saturday. get enough sleep take a nap

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Rest is a & need. Rest is a spiritual & physical need.physical spiritual

Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season & harvest you must rest. Exodus 34:21 NKJV

We always have time for the things we put first.

For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death. Exodus 35:2 NKJV

Are CHRISTians always supposed to be happy & joyful?

Joy n. Intense & especially ecstatic happiness. The expression or manifestation of such feeling. A source or an object of pleasure or satisfaction: The emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Galatains 5:22-23 NKJV

A time to weep, & a time to laugh; A time to mourn, & a time to dance;. Ecclesiastes 3:4 NKJV

Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather, & like vinegar on soda, Is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. Proverbs 25:20 NKJV

Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather, & like vinegar on soda, Is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. Proverbs 25:20 NKJV

Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again & your heart will rejoice, & your joy no one will take from you.. John 16:22 NKJV

4 Reasons we do not have Joy: 1._____ ___ ______. _____ _______.

4 Reasons we do not have Joy: 1. We're not givers. We're selfish.

15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” 16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My sheep.” 17 He said to him the 3 rd time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the 3 rd time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. John 21:15-17 NKJV

15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” 16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My sheep.” 17 He said to him the 3 rd time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the 3 rd time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. John 21:15-17 NKJV

16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” John 21:15-17 NKJV

love = agap ē love = phile ō John 21:15-17 NKJV

4 Reasons we do not have Joy: 2. _____ _______ ___ Joy ___ ______ ______.

4 Reasons we do not have Joy: 2. We're looking for Joy in other people.

4 Reasons we do not have Joy: 3. _____ _______ ___ Joy ___ ______.

4 Reasons we do not have Joy: 3. We're looking for Joy in things.

Speaking to the people, he went on, "Take care! Protect yourself against the least bit of greed. Life is not defined by what you have, even when you have a lot.” Luke 12:15

4 Reasons we do not have Joy: 4. ___ _________ ___ ______

4 Reasons we do not have Joy: 4. Our priorities are wrong

Lord, it may get better but it may not So when i pray God, i pray i would trust You whether or not the pain stops So when the pain falls coming down like rain drops i just gotta cling to You Trip Lee - Cling To You

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You will teach me how to live a holy life. Being with you will fill me with joy; at your right hand I will find pleasure forever. Psalm 16:11 NCV

Happy is the person whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs are pardoned. Happy is the person whom the Lord does not consider guilty & in whom there is nothing false. Psalms 32:1-2 NCV

G od created us to be with Him. O ur sin separates us from God. S ins cannot be removed by good deeds. P aying the price for sin, Jesus died & rose again. E veryone who trusts in Him alone has eternal life. L ife with Jesus begins now & lasts forever.