God doesn’t want us walking about our lives upset and defeated. Instead, He wants us to be filled with joy. And not just the basic, ordinary, barely get by amount of joy. No, He wants our joy to overflow.
Now you’re probably facing a situation in your life that makes you feel like joy is the farthest thing from your mind. Because it’s hard to come by joy most days. It’s easy to let the trouble of life cause you to want to give up and throw in the towel.
Today’s Truth: Joy Can Overflow Even When Things Don’t Look Good
But joy is possible even when things don’t look good on the outside. That’s because we can have joy in any situation and circumstance. We can know that no matter how hard things get, God loves us. He cares for us, and even if everyone has turned their backs on us, we can know His joy because He’s the one who has set us free, redeemed us and calls us loved when no one else does.
I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! – John 15:11 (NLT)
