Secured in Joy

Head hanging low, eyes filled with hopelessness, shoulders drooping, feet shuffling slowly through each day. Did someone specific come to your mind when you read the opening description? If not, have you seen someone with the qualitites listed? These kinds of people are often beat down and left going through the motions of life with little hope for what that day or even the next day could bring. Sometimes that person is the one we see looking back at us in the mirror. It's so easy in our culture to become beat down with discouragement which leads to depression, anxiety, stress, eating disorders, drug abuse, and so much more. The only way that we can be sure of a joyful (I didn't say happy or perfect) life is if we have built our foundation on Christ. He is our only hope of being secured in joy. It says in Psalm 30:11, "You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy." Maybe you are joyful today and you have found joy in Christ, there are so many people around you that haven't. Whether you are struggling to find joy in your everyday life or someone you know is, take the truth of God's word for yourself and share it with others.