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Celebration in Hard Times
Joy comes when we discipline ourselves to celebrate. In the Bible God commands six feasts and only one fast. That`s a six to one ratio. It just goes to show, God`s a party animal. God commands us to celebrate. It is a discipline of celebration. So celebrate even when times are hard. As I`ve told you before, in our house on Sundays, we have chocolate milk all day long just to remind us that Jesus is good. Go have a "joy day, " do things that give you joy, maybe not happiness but joy, because even when things are hard, when we celebrate it reminds us that there`s always at least one good thing in life. At least one, and usually two, or more. Get close to Jesus, die to self and build his kingdom, celebrate.

Now right now, some of you might be saying, "Whoa. Wait a minute Scott. You do not understand. There is no way I can have joy right now. You don`t understand. I just got the bad news from the doctor, or my kid won`t talk to me, or I`m going through a divorce. You don`t understand." Those things are very real, and they are very hard, and they are very painful. And I don`t think joy means running around with a fake smile on our face pretending that things don`t hurt when they do. That`s not joy, that`s phony, and God doesn`t ask us to be phony. But what the Bible promises is that as we get close to Jesus, build his kingdom, celebrate, obey his commands ''which Jesus says were made to give us joy not make us miserable'', yes there will still be pain in life but God will give us a gift of confidence, wholeness, and joy that transcends what`s going on.



By: Scott Dudley
Category: Comfort for the Sorrowful
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Jesus Assures a Better Future
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." (Matthew 5:3-4)

Jesus Points to a Lasting Joy

 "I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy." ( John 16:20-22)

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