"Always be joyful"(1 Thes. 5:16,NLT) Paul knew very well that, keeping one's joy would not be easy. So he was admonishing the people to make an effort to stay joyful all the time. The truth is that, whenever our joy is taken away by anything, we stop living. Many at this point are no more excited about life and begin to waste away. Where there is no joy everything freezes. David knew this so he wrote that, "the joy of the Lord is my strength." I believe the strength he mentioned here was the ability to live and move. Happiness is a choice, so you must make an effort to have it. Because, there are a lot of things in life that may fight against you. You must therefore decide to make yourself happy. Some people may not like you; don't force them to. Others may criticize or despise you, but never lose focus. Some too may reject you, but don't try to win their acceptance. "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength."(Prov. 17:22,NLT) Selah! AB@TWDevotional
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