From Sadness to Joy

The Lord wants you to live a life of joy! He desires for you to live an abundant life. You bring glory to God when you live in ways that reflect the goodness and greatness of God. But life has its challenges. You and I have relationships, situations, and experiences that threaten to rob us of joy. We can get emotionally exhausted, stressed out, and bitter because of pain or failed expectations. And if we don’t arrest sadness early enough, we can become negative, cynical, and eventually unpleasant to be with. Our testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ can suffer. The good news is that God can turn our sorrows into dancing (celebration) and our sadness to joy (Psalm 30:11). Jesus Christ is the great Game-Changer. With him in your life, any situation can change. You may need to do something courageous or new, but God is able to turn things around for you. The God-factor is the unbeatable weapon in every Christ-follower’s arsenal. Are you sad today? Is there pain in your heart and its eating your joy up? Has some relationship, situation, or experience brought sorrow to your life? Cheer up! There is a God in heaven who cares for you and is willing to help you. Come to him in faith and humility. Ask his help. Do what he says in his Word, the Bible. Connect with people who love and obey God. Your life can change if you come to God. He has the answers that you need.