At the end of 2025 I found myself without any joy due to many trials and trubulations that I had to face. Speaking to Abba Father about this heaviness in my heart, I realised that I let my emotions controled my joy! There is always joy to be found when our highest priority is God. Our God is always turning what the enemy meant for evil into our good if we will choose to love Him above all else. When we lean on God as the source of our contentment rather than the opinion of man or success in the world, we will have a sure foundation on which to experience joy.
But, when our emotions change with the tides of the world, our joy will come and go like the waves. Ground yourself in God. Rejoice in the Lord always because he’s always worthy of rejoicing in. And in placing Him first you will experience vast and unspeakable joy. You and I were not created solely for this world. Our home is with our heavenly Father in heaven. Unceasing joy comes from living with the perspective of God rather than the world.
Rejoicing comes from trusting that our God is perfectly loving, perfectly real, and perfectly powerful. Spend time in God’s presence experiencing His joy. Allow the Spirit to bear the fruit of joy in your life. Trust in God alone to bring about all that He has planned for you and live your life on the unshakable foundation of His love and joy today.
Dr. Ziva Spangenberg
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