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R.C. Sproul _ Can I Have Joy In My Life?
Even if the Christian cannot rejoice in his circumstances, if he finds himself passing through pain, sorrow, or grief, he still can rejoice in Christ. We rejoice in the Lord, and since He never leaves us or forsakes us, we can rejoice always.
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R.C. Sproul _ Can I Have Joy In My Life?
When we find ourselves depressed, down, irritated, annoyed, or otherwise unhappy, we need to return to the source of our joy, and then we will see those circumstances that are sapping our joy in perspective. The circumstances of this life will pale into insignificance when compared to that which we have received from God.
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R.C. Sproul _ Can I Have Joy In My Life?
Since joy is a fruit of the Spirit, our sanctification is displayed not only by our love, peace, patience, kindness, and so forth, but by our joy
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R.C. Sproul _ Can I Have Joy In My Life?
Only if we believe God can we maintain joy in the midst of hardship.
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R.C. Sproul _ Can I Have Joy In My Life?
we cannot escape the fact that at the very heart of the Christian faith is the truth that this world is not our home. Our final destination still lies ahead.
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R.C. Sproul _ Can I Have Joy In My Life?
Sometimes we struggle to grasp the biblical view of joy because of the way it is defined and described in Western culture today. In particular, we often confuse joy with happiness. In the Beatitudes {Matt. 5:3–11}, according to the traditional translations, Jesus said: "Blessed are the poor in spirit.… Blessed are those who mourn.… Blessed are the meek …" {vv. 3–5, emphasis added}, and so on. Sometimes, however, translators adopt the modern vernacular and tell us Jesus said happy rather than blessed. I always cringe a little when I see that, not because I am opposed to happiness, but because the word happy in our culture has been sentimentalized and trivialized.
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R.C. Sproul _ Can I Have Joy In My Life?
It taught that the letters that make up the word joy stand for "Jesus," "others," and "yourself," and the lesson was that the secret to joy is to put Jesus first, others second, and yourself third.
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R.C. Sproul _ Can I Have Joy In My Life?
Christians need to understand that without a strong connection to Christ, who is the power supply, we will be completely fruitless.
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R.C. Sproul _ Can I Have Joy In My Life?
When I have things in perspective, I know that if I never experienced another blessing in my entire life other than the blessings I already have received from the hand of God, I would have no possible reason to be anything but overflowing with joy until the day I die. God has already given me so much to be thankful for, so much to provoke my soul to delight, gladness, and joy, that I should be able to live on the basis of that surplus of blessedness and remain joyful all of my days.
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R.C. Sproul _ Can I Have Joy In My Life?
Our joy is to come from the assurance that we have redemption in Christ. The greatest joy that a person can have is to know that his name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life, that he is saved and will live forever with Christ.
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R.C. Sproul _ Can I Have Joy In My Life?
Guilt is fundamentally a depressant. It squelches any feeling of well-being. It robs us of peace. It torments our souls. It is probably the most significant barrier to real joy. Thus, when our guilt is removed, joy floods our souls.
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R.C. Sproul _ Can I Have Joy In My Life?
So, James is exhorting us to count it all joy even when it is not all joy, not because it is joyous to be involved in pain and suffering, but because God can bring good through that pain and suffering. He is working in even the difficult situations for our sanctification.
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