I Want The Joy

There is a song by Rita Springer entitled, "I Want The Joy" and I am going to share the lyrics with you today. Too many people when they fast seem to have that haggard look almost a sullen look. That would cause one that is observing to not want to look like that and may cause them to think, Why would I want to fast if I am going to look like that. Fasting is a time of letting go of the junk in your life to receive intimacy with God. What type of a witness is a believer if they are receiving from Holy Spirit but there is no joy in their heart? Do not go around looking sad and worn out when the joy of the Lord is your strength. No matter what faces you this very day if you seek Him and He is in you and you are following His leading then you should be taking His joy to the world, neighborhood, grocery store, library, dinner, etc. do you get the point? Joy unspeakable truly does reign in your heart and life if YOU let it. The joy that the Lord gives you is not to be hoarded for yourself. It is there to be shared and released into the lives of others. So they can live the joy of the Lord through you that would then cause them to seek out what it is in your life that gives you that great joy. You see, the joy inside of you is to share as part of your witness of what God has and is doing and about to do in your very life.
Do not keep that joy hidden under a bushel basket let it shine forth through your very countenance this very day. If you were told you just inherited one million dollars I am sure you would  not go around looking gloomy or not sharing with others what you just received would you now? If something so insignificant as that would not keep you from sharing the simple joy of that news then why would you not share the joy of the Lord with others. The inheritance news is far less significant then knowing you will be in heaven for all of eternity and sharing that joy with others. Others need to know what to do to receive this joy that you have so go ahead and share it with them. Do not walk around with a pout on your face. Walk around with the Jesus that is inside of you just bursting forth to be shared with others.
Yes, we all walk through trials and tribulations but if you have peace in your heart then that joy just seems to bubble up inside of you and to the unsaved person that would seem perplexing to them. They will ask you and I am sure of this, why can you walk around with a smile on your face and kindness that you share with others. Holy Spirit just gave you the opportunity to share with them and do not keep your witness hidden from those that ask. The best place to be is in a situation like that for Holy Spirit and ministering angels brought you to that point and orchestrated that witness with another. At that point all you have to do is open your mouth to share and Holy Spirit will supply the very words you need to speak with that very person on that very day. Be still and wait upon the Lord and when you do He will supply you with the very words you need to speak in all situations in your life. The question is, will you allow Him to be that in your life? This is not something you just wake up to one day and it happens, oh no it is not. This is cultivated in your life with daily seeking Him and then following through. Would you be able to know every detail about your spouse if you never conversed with them? The answer is NO, there needs to be communication for that to work. If that is so in the natural then how much more true is the same principle with God. Trust and let Him work a mighty work in your life, just give it a try. If you find that it is not so then I suppose you can stop and be known as a quitter, why would anyone want to be known as a quitter? You are a star and a winner now act like one and do not run away from God but run to Him and fight the good fight of faith.

I WANT THE JOY by Rita Springer

I want the joy of the Lord to come down

I want the joy of the Lord to fall now

I want the joy of the Lord in my life

I want the joy of the Lord to lift me

I want the joy of the Lord to change me

I want the joy of the Lord in my life

It's time I started dancing

over all these graves

It's time I gave you, Oh my Lord

The highest praise

It's time to lift my voice...

and beg for this blessing to fall