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Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and
self-control. Against such things there is no
law.
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October 16 Fruit of
the Spirit - Joy
It has often been said that
happiness depends on our situation but joy is
unconditional. This is important to
remember when we face trials and difficulties in
life.
There will certainly be times that we are
unhappy about something that happens in our
life. Things will happen from time to time
that frustrate us. Some of these things
are out of our control while others are results
of mistakes that we have made.
When we are unhappy, we are usually spurred on
to correct mistakes or change our situation so
that we will find ourselves in a more favorable
position. Our joy can and should remain
constant in even the most difficult of
circumstances however.
Our joy is derived from our salvation in Jesus
Christ. No matter what difficulties we
face, our salvation is not in danger. God
holds us securely in His arms.
Having joy doesn't mean that we are eternal
optimists but Christians should rest secure,
knowing that God is in control. It means
that when difficulties come, we know that God
will see us through them.
When we understand that God is looking out for
us even in the midst of difficulties, then we
can relax and let the joy of God flow from our
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