This joy that I have the world didn't give it to me
This joy that I have the world didn't give it to me
This joy that I have the world didn't give it to me
The world didn't give it and the world can't take it away.
~~~song lyrics
Joy. Such a small
word, such deep meaning.
First, there's the acronym: J-O-Y
- Jesus first
- Others second
- Yourself last
Where does joy come from?
The song above states it clearly:
the world didn’t give it and the world can’t take it away. I believe that in order to have joy and really
appreciate it, you must look higher and farther than what we can see on our
own. This world, this life, the things
we do aren’t the real joy-givers. Yes,
there are plenty, plenty of happy times, happy moments. Pleasant euphorias. But, joy goes farther than just what we can
do for ourselves. Joy comes from
God. In order to appreciate joy (defined as: the emotion of great delight cause by something exceptionally good or satisfying) we need supernatural help with that.
This is why people who are terminally ill, down trodden, below rock
bottom can still smile. They look to
Jesus and cling to hope in Him. This is
how you can keep your joy. No, you
should not have a fake smile plastered on your face at all times (like The
Joker from Batman), but joy allows you to not quit, to not give up during the
rough patches.
This joy that comes from God allows us to find joy in all
the smaller moments. A baby’s smile. A dirty house (means that it’s lived in and
you have things can make it dirty). The beauty
of frost. The fun of a embarrassing adventure
(well, that laugh comes much later than the actual moment). And on and on and on. But you see your life with new eyes when your
joy, your emotion is based on God’s standard.
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