Joy In My Soul: Stop Renting Peace
What’s the difference between happiness and real joy?
For years, Tomas knew how to escape what he was feeling. Alcohol could make the problems disappear for a few hours. There was laughter, there was happiness, and there was relief.
But every morning, the bill came due.
In this episode, Tomas and Nilsa talk honestly about the things we use to escape what’s happening inside of us, from alcohol and unhealthy relationships to scrolling, pornography, weed, and constant entertainment.
Using the story of Paul and Silas singing in prison at midnight, they unpack a different kind of joy. A joy that doesn’t require everything around you to be okay. A joy that can exist before the chains break and before the prayer is answered.
And for anyone whose life has become too loud to hear God, Tomas and Nilsa offer a simple challenge: turn everything off, open your Bible, get quiet, and give God ten minutes.
You may discover that the joy you’ve been searching for was never found in escaping the storm. It was found in knowing Who is with you inside it.