You can experience absolute joy
Are you experiencing more joy yet? I am for sure. As I started studying joy, I found so many references to it in the Bible. The psalmist tells us we can experience absolute joy: “You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in Your presence; You always give me sheer delight.” (Psalms 16:11, NET) Wow! That sounds like fun but a little impossible with the whole world in turmoil. So let’s break down this verse and see if we can find out how to seize this type of absolute joy.
Are you ready for three secrets to finding joy and living in it?
- God will lead you in the path of life. I can only imagine that in Psalms 16, David is referring to the abundant life that Jesus later mentioned in John 10:10: “‘The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.’” (NET)
- David experienced absolute joy in the presence of God. friend, you can find the same joy in the presence of God. Do you know how to enter His presence?
- God always gave David sheer delight. Now that’s something I want. How about you? Sheer delight is possible, and God wants to give it to you.
I recently had three of my grandkids with me in my cabin on a mountain. It was delightful. It was hilarious. I laughed so much during those two days. I gave them so many marshmallows, ice cream treats, and chocolate bars, then simply watched them bounce off the walls, trees, and mountains. I experienced joy in their presence. We shot BB guns, found a rattlesnake, climbed a mountain, and watched movies till late at night.
friend, where do you find absolute joy? Could it be your time to find joy, first in the presence of God and then as He leads you the rest of the way? I’m praying that you will walk in these three secrets because you are a miracle. And I love you more than ping pong.
