Latley I’ve really been struggling with finding my joy and keeping a joyful spirit. 

To be completley honest I care way too much about how others perceive me and I will do everything in my power to please people. The Lord has been convicting me of that a lot recently. My team and I have been doing devotionals together on the Bible app and I have been so blown away by how specifically God has been speaking directly about things I’m struggling with. Today our devo was talking about how the Lord is enough, which was a reminder that I desperately needed. All day I had been praying that my joy would not be defined by what others brought to the table/ thought about me or any worldly things, but that I would find joy simply in the grace and mercies of our unfailing Father. This devo put scripture in my prayer and asked a question that was really hard to sit and think about. If everything in my life fell apart right now, if my friends and family left, if my world came crashing down would God still be enough for me? Could I still rest in the fact that I’m loved by our heavenly Father and that I‘m a daughter of the King? Could I find joy in the simple truth that God never leaves our side even when everyone and everything else could? 

And the answer is yes. 

Do I have times where I doubt? Yes. Do I have times where I cry out to God just asking if He is listening? Yes. But God wants to reassure my doubts, God wants to answer my cries and meet me right where I am. God wants to fill me with enough joy to overflow my cup and then some. And He want to do the same for you. So my prayer is that we let Him. I’m a work in progress but in the midst of my worst days I pray that my joy will always come from Jesus and I can rest in His promise that He will never leave me and never forsake me. 

I wanted to share some verses to serve as a sweet reminder that God is enough and that your joy can be rooted in Him alone. 

” Certainly God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid;for the Lord God is my strength and my song. He also has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2 

“Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones You have broken may rejoice“ Psalm 51:8 

“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your willing spirit“ Psalm 51:12

I hope this can be a sweet reminder to you guys. 

With love, Mags<3