Real joy is found when we die to self, to stop obsessing over me and what others think about me, and instead, find my identity and approval in Jesus. Pride and condemnation and chasing approval of others, all that crumbles when we surrender our will to His, when we realize I didn’t save myself - Jesus did. I didn’t earn my salvation. He earned it for me. And that frees me to live a life for His glory, not mine.