5 Ways We Can Loose Our Joy

I am in a study about the fruit of the Spirit and found the following information very relevant to the Christian journey. The writer of the study shared that there were five ways we can loose our joy. I will list one a day and then expound on it. Hopefully it will be a way back to the joy of salvation for someone.

5 Ways we can loose our joy

1. When our outpour exceeds our intake

We can become so busy doing and serving that we are not being refueled. In order for a car to continue to be effective it must stop long enough to receive that which it needs to keep moving forward.

Ponder: a. Are you serving more than you are seeking?
b. If you are serving more than you are seeking then are you serving without Him?
c. "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears
much fruitl for without Me you can do nothing." John 15:5
d. What is God calling you to do and what are you calling yourself to?
e. Are there things God wants you to let go of?
f. Are you making God a consistent priority..."Seeking Him First", or giving God
the leftovers.
In order for us to continue to have JOY, we must seek our JOY and our JOY is JESUS! The more we are with Him (in the Word, under the Word and living the Word) the more we will experience complete and full JOY. Also, when we are abiding with Him we will be much more effective (bear much fruit) in our service.

Gotta go....I going to go and seek my JOY!