Note from Mom

This is from an email my Mom sent me. So timely as choosing joy has been a difficult endeavor lately. I hope this blesses you, too. Love, Jen

John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, believed that joy was an essential ingredient of the holy life. Christians who are joyful about their relationship with the Lord have little trouble maintaining their commitment. Conversely, those who are discourage or depressed are more likely to fall into sin. "Consequently," wrote Wesley, "whatever dampens our joy in the Lord proportionally obstructs our holiness." This is why Satan so often attempts to rob Christians of their joyful relationship with the Lord. If he can dampen their joy, he can undermine their commitment to God and so make it much easier to lead them into sin.


Prayer:
Let's pray for each other regarding our areas of emotional weakness. Ask God to deal with our tempers, or our jealousies, or our discontentment. Ask Him to bring joy to each other's lives by uprooting the sources of joylessness and by enabling each of us to live according to His Spirit.