Drink In His JOY...in the Good Times and the Bad

          Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Even if you are hurting…you need to drink in the JOY of Jesus!

            Many people expect God to always help them prosper. They think that if God is a loving God that He will not let bad things happen to them.  We must realize that sometimes suffering is God’s way to teach, discipline and refine us. He wants us to know that we can always---always---trust Him for WHO HE IS.

            When you feel that you have more than you can possibly handle, be reminded that you are never alone!  We all get to our “breaking point” at one time or another. And we don’t always understand why God allows certain things to happen.  But we can trust that God’s ways are best. AND that He continually demonstrates His love and care for us.  Sometimes we are so focused on our problems that we miss the MANY blessings that are ours every day.

            Remember Job in the Old Testament?  This man knew what suffering meant!  He lost EVERYTHING….but the scriptures tell us that he fell to the ground in WORSHIP and said:

 “Naked I came from my mother’s womb,

And naked I will depart.

The LORD gave and the Lord has taken away;

May the name of the LORD be praised.”

            Job obviously trusted the Lord no matter what the circumstances. Let’s do the same!

           Drink your JOY JUICE in the good times and the times of suffering. And share His joy with others along the way!