A Special Serving of JOY...for the Hurting

Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Even if you are hurting…there is a special serving of JOY…just for YOU!

            Many people trust in God only when they are prospering.  They think that if God is a loving God, He won’t let bad things happen to them.  Some feel that suffering is God’s judgment for sin…but this is not always true.  God wants us to realize even when don’t understand why certain things are happening….we can always trust Him for WHO HE IS.

            When you feel that you have more than you can possibly face, please be reminded that you are never alone!  Sometimes we get to our “breaking point” and we want to yell, “WHY, GOD?”  What we must realize is that God knows all and He can  take that bad situation and turn it into something good. He is faithful! But, sometimes we are so focused on our problems that we miss the MANY blessings that are ours every day.

            We need to be more like Job in the Old Testament!  This man knew what suffering meant!  He lost EVERTHING….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.”

            Though Job obviously was not happy about his circumstances, He continued to trust God.  That’s what genuine JOY in the Lord is all about!

            Drink your JOY JUICE in the good times and in the times of suffering. Trust God to give you the strength that you need at all times.