Empower your Day in Just Seconds
Grantley Morris
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In the original language, rejoice in the Lord has connotations of triumphing, or even gloating over the defeat of ones enemies. We triumph over adversity by refusing to let it dictate what we believe. Who God is, how precious we are to him and our future because of him, are all utterly unaffected by circumstances. This being so, we should obstinately refuse to let our beliefs about these critically important matters fluctuate according to our circumstances. We can crave something intensely and yet deny ourselves. We can be terrified and still act heroically. We can be overwhelmed by feelings of guilt and condemnation and yet choose to believe that the blood of Jesus has cleansed us from all sin. Someone can make our skin crawl, but we can still be kind to them. We can feel empty and powerless and keep believing that Almighty God dwells within us. So it is with joy: we can choose to be joyful even when suffering and feeling miserable.
Taken from Christian Joy: The Secret Revealed
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