Worldly Joy versus Godly Joy

Every day we are bombarded with advertisements and other enticements that tell us we can only be happy if…  If we have the bigger house… if we have the most luxurious or fancy car… if we have the most amazing experiences.  We are told that we have no value unless we have these things.  We are told that our success is measured by these things.  And so we strive for these worldly pleasures thinking they will bring us more JOY.  This Worldly Joy however is nothing more than a lie.  It is temporary, fleeting, and even unsatisfying.

Sure, there are some things that do bring us real joy – for the moment.  These are moments of pure absolute joy – such as your wedding day or the day your child was born.  These moments, however, are rare and precious.  Most of life is hard and demanding and does more to drag us down than to create joy within us.  As a result, we live for the precious moments – and perhaps strive to create more of them in all the wrong places by pursuing false joy. It is a trap to distract us from pursuing true Godly Joy. 

There is a better way.  We all have within us the capability to have that kind of Joy. Real, sustainable, and even “Indescribable Joy” comes from a relentless pursuit of God.  Through a careful study of Paul’s letter to the Philippians, we can find 8 principles for building real joy in our lives.  Those principles are as follows:

1. The Principle of Prayer
2. The Principle of Purpose
3. The Principle of Humility
4. The Principle of Service
5. The Principle of Truth
6. The Principle of Perseverance
7. The Principle of Reasonableness and
8. The Principle of Contentment

Indescribable Joy: Discovering the Principles of Joy from Paul’s Letter to the Philippians will discuss each of these principles in detail so that you too can have Indescribable Joy.

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