The Lord is full of joy and desires to bless us with the gift of joy. Joy is one of the characteristics of the fruit of the spirit. Growing in God will grow us in joy! The love of God makes us joyful!
Sometimes our joy is encumbered because we are worried and stressed about the issues of life. It’s almost impossible to be joyful if we don’t have the peace of God in our lives!
But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. John 16:5-7
When Jesus walked with His disciples, He told them that it was better for Him to go, so the Holy Spirit would come. The Lord sent the Holy Spirit to be our guide and comforter. I think, we underestimate the influence of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
When we lose our peace, we lose our joy in the process! The Holy Spirit is available to help us but waits for us to ask. When we ask the Lord to intervene and give Him room to work, we begin to see transforming power of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
If we yield to the voice of the Holy Spirit, we can experience supernatural peace of God. The comfort that the Holy Spirit gives settles our nerves and calms us down. At times, the Holy Spirit helps us by giving us counsel on how to handle a situation. At other times, His comfort overtakes us because we have surrendered a situation that is not ours to fix.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
Believing that Abba Father is full of joy and peace, gives us the freedom and the permission to be joyful and peaceful. The joy of God makes us feel light and hopeful. It gives us confident expectation for our future. The gloomy cloud of hopelessness gets blown away because we see God on our side. The power of the Holy Spirit quickens our frail souls and fills us with unspeakable joy and peace as we trust in Him.
What steals your joy? What does God say about that issue? Is it your problem to fix? Would you allow the Holy Spirit to be your helper and comforter today?
Sometimes, we have a tendency to pick up what we had already surrendered to the Lord and we lose our peace and joy. Keep going to the Lord and giving it back to Him. If there is something for you to do, He will show you. Otherwise, trust Him that He is at work!
