JOY-SOURCE,FATE, AND RE-GAIN
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Joy is the fruit of the Holy Spirit-Galatians 5:22
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If you need joy then make sure you have the Spirit of the Lord in your heart
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You need Jesus if you have to be in possession of the Spirit of the Lord and then fruit of joy-John 15:4
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No Jesus no fruit, You have Jesus then you are saved hence it is our salvation that will ensure joy in our life. Acts 16: 30-34
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After the guard and the family were saved, they were filled with joy
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Salvation brings joy and we cannot talk of joy without talking of our salvation
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Salvation involves repentance and after repentance you don’t remain in sorrowful or sack cloth but cerebrate with joy. Romans 7: 24-25
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we are body, soul and Spirit. We are the Spirit of God/Jesus inside our hearts-having the spirit man.
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Before our salvation the spirit man is dead-meaning it does not know God or cannot reach the throne of God John 4:24-God is Spirit. . . We need His Spirit to reach Him. . . . .there is a gap which need Jesus. John 3:16- when we receive Jesus, we are one with Him, His Spirit joins with ours to be one. 1Cor 6:17
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This unity releases three things- hunger, faith and love which ignites scripture communion and worship-Jesus manifests in your body
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How many needs Joy? You need Jesus- Rev 3:10
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We receive everything by faith and salvation is not exceptional-Heb 11:1
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Repeat this prayer. . . .Acts 2:21, Romans 10:9
JOY ROBBERS
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Things that never happened in our life-what will happen tomorrow, fear of being alone, fear of change, losing physical attraction- Phil 4:111, Matt 6:25
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Complaining- Numbers 21:4-6
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Unforgiving spirit-Eph 4:32, you will need forgiveness in future- Matt 18:23-35
How to regain Joy
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Admit your emotions to God-Psalms 139:1-4
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Live one day at a time- Lam 3:21
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Think positive, positive minds produce positive lives-Joy Neh 8:10, what do we feed our minds- Phil 4:8
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Building your life on solid foundation-word of God, Isaiah 55:10-13, Jer 17:7-8