God's Way = JOY!

Have you had your Joy Juice today? Please don’t get angry with me when I remind you that we should all drink it faithfully!

            There’s a lot of anger in this old world!  We see it in the impatience and rudeness of a hurried person at the check-out counter; we hear news stories of shootings and murders; child abuse; and broken marriages….all examples of what can happen when anger is out of control.

            From 1 Corinthians 13 we see a distinct comparison between how the world treats people and how God values us.  God’s way is with love…The world’s way is often filled with anger.  Listen to the difference:

·        Love is patient…Anger has no patience with people.

·       Love is kind…Anger is cruel.

·        Love does not envy…Anger thrives on envy.

·        Love does not boast and is not proud…Anger has a proud walk.

·        Love is not rude…Anger is pushy and often discourteous.

·        Love is not self-seeking…Anger always seeks its own good first.

·        Love is not easily provoked…Anger is easily provoked by the actions of others.

·        Love does not bear grudges…Anger always remembers an offense.

·        Love does not rejoice when it sees people making mistakes...Anger takes pleasure in the calamity of others.

There we have it! God’s way….or the world’s way!  It’s our choice.  I’m 100% sure that God’s way is the way to a life filled to overflowing with JOY!

            Allow God’s love to flow through you and don’t get caught up in worldly anger.  Share the JOY of the Lord with others….always!