Today 3-8-2024

John 15:11 "These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full."There is a difference! Today's verse is about joy and how we may have our joy be made full! There is a difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is for the moment where joy lasts longer. Joy is something we can have despite going through a trial or struggle. We are not happy when we go through them but if we know the Lord, we can have joy through them. I was talking with a friend who was going through a rough patch of life but you would never know it. He had joy, an attitude that no matter what, God would see him through. It wasn't a laughter but an inner joy of security, an inner peace despite the struggle on his plate. He had the joy of the Lord and his was full. We may only find that kind of joy with the Lord so we should stop looking for it in the world. Maybe we need to bring the joy of the Lord to the world so they can have it too and it would be full! peace, tom