The Joy of a Christian's Life

There is a joy which far surpasses any joy this world could ever offer. It is not fleeting, and is even present in the midst of hardship. This joy is our strength, it sustains me. This joy steadies me from the pressures and wildly fluctuating world around me. This joy enables me to endure as I run the race before me. This joy is mine, only in believing.

The Joy Set Before Us

by Scott Goodwill (Jul 12 2009)

God sets a joy before us, a joy found only in Him. This joy is within our grasp, we can have it. We no longer need to live for the fleeting, unsatisfying, unfulfilling pleasures and joys of this world. This joy is not dependent on a musical style or someone making you feel good about yourself. It is genuine, God-given joy.

Count It All Joy

by Scott Goodwill (Jul 5 2009)

We will all face trials. When a Christian is faced with a trial, he is instructed to bring to his thoughts the truth about who God is, what He has promised, and what He says He will do with that trial. When a Christian deliberately leads this knowledge before his mind and thinks on it, he will find his attitude turned to joy.

Let Your Moderation Be Known

by Scott Goodwill (Jun 28 2009)

We are commanded to express our joy in the Lord regardless of our circumstances and in every circumstance of life. I am also told to let my moderation be known. A Christian is to be "even-keeled", not swinging wildly between exhuberance and discouragement. Even when things change all around me, a Christian can have a sense of "evenness" about him, because his joy is not found in the changing circumstances but in God Himself.

As Sorrowful, Yet Always Rejoicing

by Scott Goodwill (Jun 14 2009)

The Apostle Paul, and others in the New Testament testify of a joy in the midst of situations and circumstances that are not usually thought of as "joyful."

The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength

by Scott Goodwill (Jun 7 2009)

In the midst of mourning and grief, Nehemiah instructed God's people to stop weeping and begin rejoicing in the Lord because "it is your strength." Our joy in the Lord will overcome and overwhelm any sorrow and brokenness in our life.

The Joy of Abiding in Christ

by Scott Goodwill (May 31 2009)

The Christian's life is not meant to be barren or joyless. The Christians duty is to abide in Christ and a fruit of that abiding is joy.