GIVE ME JOY‪!‬ EveryManComplete Podcast

There seems to be even among many Christians the idea that happiness and joy are the same or at least similar. Not!
Happiness is a worldly pursuit that depends upon something happening to make us happy. It requires our circumstances and expectations to be met. How much could go wrong there?! Happiness requires us to be able to control our circumstances and the people around us. Again, not happening! (Pun intended)
Happiness requires our feelings to be the determining factor. The heart is deceitful above all else, right?
Joy on the other hand is based upon our relationship with Jesus Christ! The fruit of the Spirit is love and one of the by-products of that love is Joy! When we rest in His love for us and our love for Him there is Joy! And, the joy of the Lord is our strength! When we lose our joy we are left with the strength and abilities of our own flesh! The mind set on the flesh and our dependence upon that flesh is death! Our flesh cannot save us and our flesh cannot produce Joy!
Join me in this journey through the gospel and discover the abundant life of Joy!