It is easy to rejoice in the LORD when things are going well, but how much better would it be to be in a place where you can still rejoice in the LORD when things are not going so well. Habakkuk 3:17-18 is a good reminder of that
17 Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,
and there are no grapes on the vines;
even though the olive crop fails,
and the fields lie empty and barren;
even though the flocks die in the fields,
and the cattle barns are empty,
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
This also reminds me of Job 2:10 after losing everything his wealth, kids, and health his wife asked him to curse God and die. Job replied with some very wise words:
10 But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.
Not blaming God and being able to accept what we see as bad is the beginning of joy and I would much rather have joy than happiness. Happiness is fleeting but joy runs deep.
It takes sugar to turn lemons into lemonade, and it takes God to turn bad into joy.
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