In my past, a joyful existence was elusive. I lived apart from God and in total darkness. Life involved chasing after short-lived experiences grounded in personal pleasures. Sin dominated my soul causing nothing but trouble. Self-searching motives a normal occurrence anchoring a life of selfishness. No matter what the world offered, it couldn’t fill the emptiness inside my spirit.
Living life on my willpower caused unrelenting suffering. I thought happiness came from a whisky bottle but the more I got drunk an unshakable despair unfolded. Sexual immorality brought the same results. Everything I used to fill the spiritual void in my life drove me deeper into the black hole of hopelessness. This reckless lifestyle brought me to my knees.
It brings me great joy to share God saved me. I no longer live in sin and Christ delivered me from evil. Freed from the bondage of self and into God’s grace. This connection with God is a joyous occasion. The Lord makes life a happy and enlightening experience.
Since hearing God’s calling and repenting for my sins, a new outlook on joy emerged. I can’t find a better enjoyment of life than the one I receive from devoting myself to Christ. His presence brings me the greatest satisfaction. This profound spiritual consciousness keeps me seeking God and continues making me joyful!
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” (Luke 15:10)
Have you found joy in God?
Walter
This is so good. We all need to share more on our contentment today and how that is possible. I remember believing I rather be dead than live life as I do now. Goodness, how wrong could I be? Today, thanks to God’s grace, I know contentment, peace, even joy.
Yes, Deb, God makes our lives usefully whole bringing us joy to our hearts. It’s sharing my past with others without reservation that allows me to demonstrate the impact God makes in my life. I use to be a talker, but Christ made into a doer of God’s truth. GBY, Sandy, family and friends.