The Mystery of JOY - Advent Week Three

 

Luke 2:8-11 NLT

 

1) Happiness and Joy are not the same

 

Heb 12:2

 

Psalm 126:5&6

 

2) Joy and Trust are inseparable

 

Ps 33:20-21

 

Ps 5:11-12

 

Ps 20: 7&8

 

Who or what we TRUST will determine our measure of experienced JOY

 

1 Pet 1:3-8

 

1 pet 1:8&9 NLT

 

“Disillusionment and disappointment will always strike where genuine trust in God grows thin. And that’s why when TRUST is missing - JOY will also go missing” Tony Reinke

 

3) Joy is strength

 

James 1:2-4 NLT

 

Neh 8:10