Have You Lost Your Joy

Have You Lost Your Joy

“What has happened to all your joy.”
Galatians 4:15

The above scripture is a question that the Apostle Paul was asking the Galatians, "What has happened to all your joy? We have a right to live a joyful life. This is a promise from God. This does not mean that we are not going to have problems and difficulties during our life, but our problems and difficulties should not take away our joy. The Bible tells us we will have difficulties, but these are times where God is testing us. People are naturally happy on some occasions, but the Christian’s joy is not dependent on circumstances. It comes from what Christ has done, and it is constant. The apostle Paul tells us to “be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” As true Christian’s, when we trust God and have faith in Him, even when we have our trials we will still have joy in our hearts, as we know that even when we are in our valleys, God is right there with us. Even in the words of the Lord’s Prayer, he says “thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.” We are all going to have seasons of difficulties, but we can take comfort in knowing that in Christ we are overcomers as God tells us to “be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world.” He also tells us “my peace I give to you.” God tells us He will provide all our needs, and not to worry as He even takes care of the birds of the air. We need to wake up each morning with a song in our hearts, and being joyful. Worry or fear should not weight us down, as we know that God is there to watch over and care for us. Our days should be joyful ones, and our goal should be to live and walk like Christ, so that we can live a joyful and abundant life.