Portraying Joy

♪♪ I got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart!  Where?
Down in my heart!♫

 I’m sure that most of you have heard this song at some point in your life, but are you portraying this joy the song speaks of or do you walk around like the “worldly”… defeated, depressed, hurt or angry?

 Jesus says in John 10:10, “I have come that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the fullest, until it overflows).  Are you enjoying your life?  I hope so, because there are people watching you every day to see if this “Jesus thing” is real or not.

Joy is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit.  Joy is in us, but we need to do what we can to cultivate it: laughing more, being thankful and content, keeping things simple and simply trusting God.  Did you know that you can even sing for joy?  Yes!  It says so in Psalm 33.

 We have Jesus Christ, God Almighty in us. When we begin to meditate on who He is and what He’s done and will continue to do, we can’t help but be overwhelmed with JOY!!

Nehemiah 8:10 says “Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Joy is a weapon to be used against the devil!
Jesus On You = JOY!

Let us sing for joy to God who is our Strength!  When we remain joyful and strong in the midst of the good times and the bad, we are portraying an awesome witness for Jesus.  So let your Joy Light shine…shine on Women of Joy!!