Do you really know what joy is? Think about it. What comes to mind when you think about
joy? Is it happiness? Is it contentment? Is it peace?
Or when you think about joy, do your thoughts naturally go to some past
experience that brought you that indescribable feeling that can only be
described as joy?
When it comes right down to it, joy is one of those things
that we all think we know and we certainly can identify it when it
happens. However, putting down into
words exactly what joy is can be more difficult. Even more difficult than that is the concept
of how to get more joy in your life. We
can pursue those things that we think might bring back those warm, comfortable,
feelings that we so often describe as joy; but usually those things we pursue
either disappoint us or only result in brief, temporary pleasure.
Biblically, being joyful is more about being gracious and
thankful than it is about being happy. Rather than having a pleasurable experience,
joy is more related to being glad for our experiences – even when they are not
pleasurable.
Indescribable Joy:
Discovering the Principles of Joy from Paul’s Letter to the Philippians,
will walk you through eight principles from the book of Philippians that will
help you better understand exactly what joy is and how you can actually create
more joy in your life. In this way, regardless
of what you might face in life, you too can have Indescribable Joy.
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