Finding Joy in Hard Times

There's nothing like a little 😁joy to change the way you feel about things! 😄Joy from God brings 💡light to a dark place. Anxiety, depression and oppression make for a dark mix of discouragement and pessimism. When we take a moment to 🙏🏼🗣talk to God, He shows us those places in our lives where we can be🙌🏼 thankful and have 😆joy. Joy brings hope and 👏🏻encouragement! Joy leads to 🙋🏻‍♀️faith and trust that God is eternally good. Even if your situation isn’t 🤷🏻‍♀️changing, God is changing ➡️you⬅️ through your trials. He is making you 💪🏻stronger and better fit to face what’s coming (good or bad!).

Gratitude leads to joy! God loves it when we are 😁happy with what He is doing in our lives. Psalm 37:4 says, “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” The blessings that come when we are ungrateful go 🤦🏻‍♀️unnoticed, but the 🎉dreams that come true when we’ve been thankful flood our ❤️hearts with joy. God is so good! Please take a second out of your day to acknowledge the blessings in your life. You’ll be surprised at how many you find when you start looking.