The Gift Of Joy

Nehemiah 8:10

“This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Matthew 25:21-23

“Enter into the joy of your master.”

1 John 1:4

“And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.”

1 Corinthians 15:57

“But thanks be to God who gives us the victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

John 15:10-11

“If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. I have told you this so that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”

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Isaiah 55:9

“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”

1 Corinthians 13:12

“Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.”

1 Corinthians 10:10

“Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.”

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Pastor Wayne talked about trusting in God’s plan even if you don’t see it.  What is a way that’s helped you trust God in the midst of darkness and uncertainty?

We also learned about celebrating often.  How do we begin to celebrate often instead of complaining often?