Having True Joy

When picking up my 3yr old granddaughter Maddie from Preschool the other day, I was informed by the teacher that she had just returned from a Trip to the "Office"! Maddie looked at me and said "NaNa It was a BIG Problem"! Evidently she was not nice to a classmate on the playground. We went back to the playground before leaving school and she apologized to the other child and he replied "That's OK Maddie"! I thought how quick children are to forgive one another! In the car on the way home we had a discussion about what happened and what she should have done. Maddie quickly replied "Even when I do something wrong God still Loves Me"! I coulnt help but think how she didn't even have to think about it. She just knows that God loves her! That is JOY!
Have you ever wondered why we have not been able to find the miraculous, fulfilling JOY the Bible talks about? Maybe we are looking for JOY in all the wrong places.
If you believe JOY comes from a college education, a spotless home,or well-behaved children you have it all wrong. If you think that losing 27.5 pounds or marrying the person of your dreams, or having a passport with far-away places will give you a money back guarantee to a perfect JOY.... then again you are wrong!
There is only ONE PLACE and one place only......"In His Presence is Fullness of JOY!"
How can you do this?? Well it's not difficult. You choose to make it a priority to spend time reading your Bible everyday. You can listen to a Worship CD in your car or at home to start the day. If you are very BOLD you can lift your hands in the air as an act of surrender while you worship(Just not while driving:)! Spend time in prayer just you and Jesus. You have the best friend ever to walk through the day with you. What is the name of your new BFF? You can simply call this friend JOY!
Today read Psalms 16

Devotion from Youversion Bible app.