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Focus verse...
here is natural joy, and there is spiritual joy
Keys to natural joy
Do things you enjoy
Doing things you enjoy is good for your emotional wellbeing.
This may things such as spending time with friends, doing somehting you are good at, listening to good music etc.
Eat a well balanced diet
If your body is not being nourished properly, you won't feel great, which will decrease your joy
Refer to diagram (The-Eatwell-Guide-2016.jpg)
Get enough sleep
The average adult needs 7 - 8 hours sleep each night.
Without enough sleep, you will not be in the best of moods!
Exercise
Exercise more days than you don't!
Spiritual joy
Spiritual joy is not dependant on circumstances, but comes from the Holy Spirit
We can cultivate spiritual joy by...
Spending time in God's presence
Feeding on God's word
Being a worshipper is an essential part of this...
Doing God's will
In the Old Testament, food was often associated with joy:
When you are doing God’s will, you will have joy!
The Greek word for joy and gifts, comes from the same root word.
When we use the gifts God has given us to serve Him with, we will have joy!
Serving one another
In a Jewish wedding, the friend of the bridegroom would serve him.
He would have great joy as he served the bridegroom.
Praying with expectancy
Repenting of sins in your life
When David sinned against God by comitting adultery and arranging Uriah’s death, he penned Psalm 51 as a prayer of repentance.
In it he said...
Not grieving the Holy Spirit
bitterness – root = poison!
wrath = thumos (thoo-mos') from which we get the word “fume”.
It refers to boiling / burning with rage.
anger – Greek word speaks of punishing someone for what they did to you
clamor – Greek suggest yelling at each other!
(“a soft answer turns away wrath” (Proverbs 15:1))
evil speaking – blasphēmia (blas-fa-mia) also translated ‘blasphemy’ – to speak evil of God or man
malice – evil intention towards others
Remembering that no matter what we face, we are more than a conquerors through Christ
Summary
We can cultivate natural joy by:
Doing things we enjoy
Eating a well balanced diet
Getting enough sleep
Exercising
We can cultivate spiritual joy by:
Spending time in God's presence
Feeding on God's word
Doing God's will
Serving one another
Praying with expectancy
Repenting of sins in your life
Not grieving the Holy Spirit
Remembering that no matter what we face, we are more than a conquerors through Christ
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