11/07/2025
Hello, dear great one.
Let me talk with you today about:Don't Lose Your Joy.
We all go through disappointments and things that are not fair.
We're dealing with an illness, raising a difficult child, stressful season at work.
Yes, I know it's easy to get discouraged and let the pressures of life weigh us down to where we live with a heaviness, worried about our health, upset over the bad break.
We think, Once this is over, once I get through this difficult season, then I'll be happy again, then I'll have a good attitude", but the scripture (Nehemiah 8:10) says, "The joy of the Lord is your strength".
Without your joy, you won't be able to stand strong and withstand these attacks.
Joy is directly connected to your strength.
If you don't have joy, you won't be able to outlast the opposition, deal with the pressures of raising that child, and the frustrations at work.
Getting your joy back is not an option.
We all have these times where we go through setbacks, people come against us, and we lose a loved one.
It's easy to stay in mourning, discouraged over what happened, bitter over who hurt us, frustrated over how long it's taking.
God is saying to us this morning, "Don't lose your Joy.
This is a new day". God has not brought you this far to leave you.
You have to get your joy back, so you'll have the strength to step into the new things he has for you.
Please do not lose your Joy.
The Joy of the Lord is your strength