Choosing joy

[Not me]

We read in scripture;

John 15:11 (NASB)
"These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and [that] your joy may be made full.

Christ’s joy, we are told should be “in us”. This is for the purpose that no outside thing can upset or diminish it, or steal it from us. But sadly this is not the experience in far to many moments of our life’s. There can be only one reason, seeing how God never changes, the issue must be on our side. Seeing how our will’s are the leader in our live’s. For it is a truth that we can only have that which our will’s will allow into us. We are the “chooser’s” when it comes to our walks with God. Through the use of our will’s to make good or bad choices, His joy, which is suppose to abide, comes and goes.

Seeing how God has made all provisions for His children, His joy being one of the gifts He has given us. If we are not receiving or in possession of this joy that He said should be full. The issue would have to be a wrong use of our will’s. Scripture says God has given us all things that pertain to life and Godliness. If we are not living in this “life and Godliness” it can only be that we don’t choose it. We may not be aware that by choosing something different we are choosing something other than Christ as our lives. But that doesn’t change the natural outcome of the choices we make. Which would be the lack of His joy.

Scriptures says;

1 Chronicles 16:27 (NASB)
Splendor and majesty are before Him, Strength and joy are in His place.

Strength and joy are in His place. But only to be found where He says they are to be found. Which is “in His place”. What is this place. It is this place that He has made all provisions for us, in things that pertain to life and Godliness. Godliness is just another word for righteousness. It is walking and doing what is right in His eyes, is that that causes His joy, which becomes our joy, by the fact it is in us, to abide.

We as Christians have all tasted of the Joy of the Lord. And we know by experience just how good, proper and right it is. This Joy that we have tasted is that that should and can abide in us, never to become less. The only thing that causes it to become less is “us”. And the use of our will’s to take our eyes and the eyes of our hearts off of Christ, and onto some set of circumstances that can be labeled as something other than Christ.

Nehemiah 8:10 (NASB)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

“do not be grieved”

Because of this or that situation. Or for the fact that things didn’t work out for you the way you would have had them. For the joy of the Lord is there for you. As something separate from you, that you can access by a simple right use of your will. But this joy, will only be chosen when it becomes of more importance and of more value than whatever would occupy the heart that could be called “other.”

For as those that are much beloved by Him. His joy is always ready at hand for all those that by the simple act of their will’s choose it.

Oh that our will’s would always choose His joy rather than the other.

Blessings,

Much love in Christ, Not me

 

[LookuntoYeshua]

But this joy, will only be chosen when it becomes of more importance and of more value than whatever would occupy the heart that could be called “other.”

You’ve heard this before, but I can’t thank you enough for this lesson and the timing.
Thirty minutes before reading this post, I had unwittingly ‘chosen’ to ‘be grieved’ by ‘other’ (something that didn’t happen according to my will).
As far as I can discern and in all honesty, I had been ‘walking in righteousness’, hence, knowing His joy; but my choice to dwell on that thought completely stole the joy of the Lord and my strength that I had been experiencing for some time. All because I took my eyes and the eyes of my heart off of Christ for something other than Christ as my life.

 

[Not me]

You’ve heard this before, but I can’t thank you enough for this lesson and the timing.
Thirty minutes before reading this post, I had unwittingly ‘chosen’ to ‘be grieved’ by ‘other’ (something that didn’t happen according to my will).
As far as I can discern and in all honesty, I had been ‘walking in righteousness’, hence, knowing His joy; but my choice to dwell on that thought completely stole the joy of the Lord and my strength that I had been experiencing for some time. All because I took my eyes and the eyes of my heart off of Christ for something other than Christ as my life.

Yes, but how blessed are you see it. The the fact the you recognized it, is the important thing. It is true we can step, or get something thrown at us that just rattles our cages, and off “holy ground” we come. But the issue is how fast we repent and get our eyes back on our joy(Christ) and more forward. The faster we reckon ourselfs dead to all that caused us to step off holy ground, the better/faster/more, we grow.

I think that there will come a time that, we/any believer, willing to pay the price, will be so in tune with the Spirit of God in them, that before they step off holy ground, there’s a red flag raised up and they listen. I feel listening for/to these red flags before they get thrown on the field is the goal. At least I’m still trying/working on such a walk. That the “breathings” of a thought or desire of the Spirit, and quickly and quietly, I move to the left or right. I fail miserably at this, at the moment, but I see that it’s what is needed. So blessing my fellow “work in progress”.

Thanks for the kind words, as we strive for, all of Him and nothing of us.

Blessings,

Much love in Christ, Not me

 

[W2L]

I had to fight for joy last night. I read this thread and thought to myself yes i need to choose joy, but it was so difficult. I was feeling deep regret and sorrow. But i fought for joy instead and found peace once again.

 

[Not me]

I had to fight for joy last night. I read this thread and thought to myself yes i need to choose joy, but it was so difficult. I was feeling deep regret and sorrow. But i fought for joy instead and found peace once again.

It is the will in man that the is leader, (the chooser). Human reasoning may throw up all sorts of feelings/fear/doubts, that try to raise their heads above the knowledge of God. But know they are the something “other”. Also be assured, they are like castles in the air. They may seem to have substance, but it don’t.

Keep choosing joy (Christ) and ignore all that would cause your eyes to be on something other.

For once the way to abiding joy (Christ) is discovered, all else pales in comparison.

Blessings,

Much love in Christ, Not me

 

[W2L]

It is the will in man that the is leader, (the chooser). Human reasoning may throw up all sorts of feelings/fear/doubts, that try to raise their heads above the knowledge of God. But know they are the something “other”. Also be assured, they are like castles in the air. They may seem to have substance, but it don’t.

Keep choosing joy (Christ) and ignore all that would cause your eyes to be on something other.

For once the way to abiding joy (Christ) is discovered, all else pales in comparison.

Blessings,

Much love in Christ, Not me

I think of Paul's words when He said that they were sorrowful yet always rejoicing. Im not sure exactly what he meant by that but it makes me think. 2 Corinthians 6:10

 

[Not me]

I think of Paul's words when He said that they were sorrowful yet always rejoicing. Im not sure exactly what he meant by that but it makes me think. 2 Corinthians 6:10

I think scriptures are best to be understood by experience. For you can ask 10 people and get 10 different thoughts. Some good, some not so good. So I’ve learned, beginning to learn, that only God can make me to understand scriptures, and truth, the way they are meant to be understood. Yes, He can and will use people to do so, but from Him is the learning to come from.

Blessings with your search.

Much love in Christ, Not me

 

[YanKee Gal]

nice post. ty

 

[W2L]

Choose Joy today.

 

[Not me]

Choose Joy today.

As we do, those around us also get blessed.

Blessings,

Much love in Christ, Not me