Have you had your JOY JUICE today? It’s a special treat whether you’re jumping with joy or feeling overwhelmed with problems.
Whether you’ve started your day with joyful pep in your step or if you feel as if your “wagon is draggin’”…either way… I’ve got some good news for you! Every day is a good day to be treated with the blessings of God.
WHY ME, GOD?
On those tough days, please realize that your circumstances may be God’s way of refining you and preparing you for blessings beyond your wildest imagination. We can choose to rejoice in those times….not because of the situation, but knowing that God is with us as we walk through it.
As Peter wrote in 1 Peter 1:6-7: "In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed."
When gold goes through the refining process, it has to be heated to a high temperature so the impurities will rise to the top and can be skimmed off. In the same way, our problems turn up the heat in our spiritual life and cause a refining that may never take place otherwise. We’re being purified and polished to reflect His love and joy!
Let’s not get discouraged by the time of trial in our lives, but accept it as a joyful treat from the ONE who loves us immeasurably.
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