Trust...JOYfully!

          Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Are you going through a troubling time?  Keep on drinking your JOY JUICE….you’ll need every drop!

            Do you know what often happens when we take our eyes off of Jesus and put them on our problems?  We forget to drink in the JOY of the Lord and try to take matters into our own hands.  Sometimes we give up on God…..and even get angry with Him!

            Many people think that believing in God should protect them from all trouble, so when calamity comes, they question God’s goodness and love.  That’s when we need to go to the book of Job and read what he went through….but never forsook His faith.

            The message of Job is that we should not give up on God…especially in the midst of difficult circumstances.  Faith in God does not guarantee personal prosperity, just as lack of faith does not guarantee troubles.  If this were so, people would believe in God simply to get what they want. God is capable of rescuing us from suffering, but he may also allow suffering to come into our lives for reasons we cannot understand.  (Footnote Life Application Bible)

            Commit to memory and put into practice the powerful verse from Proverbs 3:5….”Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.”

            When we put our complete trust in Him, we will quit trying to figure out all the WHYs!  Instead, let’s put our problems in His hands and say, “Not my will, but thine be done.”  Now you are ready to practice JOY in ALL things.

Do you drink your JOY JUICE faithfully? ….even when you don’t understand WHY!  Ask Jesus to help you!